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Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick

IM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 2409143· Male· Scotland· Born in 2010

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Frederick Waldhausen Gordon, a 16-year-old Scottish International Master, is rated 2450 — his current career high and ranked 2nd among Scottish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 4 blitz events (including JSCA Rilton Blitz 2026) recently. He reached Scottish #2 in Feb 2026 and has been in Scottish top 5 for 17 months and counting.

Previously known as Frederick Gordon (until Jun 2022). Awarded IM in 2026 (age 16) and FM in 2023 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #27 in U16, World #12 in U14, World #29 in U12 and #1 nationally in U10.

Current rating

2450

Standard

Rpd2429·Blz2439

All-time high

2450

at best
May 2026 · age 16

Activity

73

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Scottish players · of 384
National top 5 since Jan 2025

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
17 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since Jan 2025
May 2026
IM title awardedIM
at age 16 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
May 2026
All-time peak 2450
at age 16
May 2026
27th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2448
Apr 2026
Peak Scottish rank: #2
at age 16 · rated 2410
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 16
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Int. Graz Open 2026 - A
perf 2521 (+97) · 6/9 · #27
Top opponent
vs Pranesh MGM 2,627
Int. Graz Open 2026 - A · Feb 2026 · +2.6 Elo
Best comeback
2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Januar 2026
finished #1 (seeded #44 of 101)
Evolution
+55
2395 → 2450
Tournaments
13
61 games
Score
39/ 6163.9%
27W24D10L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEduardas RozentalisGM2,461·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R7·-4.3
2.[L]vsLalit Babu M RGM2,511·Int. Graz Open 2026 - A·R5·-3.8
3.[L]vsMatthew J WadsworthGM2,483·2025 British Championship·R8·-3.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

13 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20261/1#83027+2.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9
Team
Mar 20262/2#13150+7.9
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20262/2#33142+7.8
2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#342377-0.7
Int. Graz Open 2026 - A
Open Swiss
Feb 20266/9#272521+13.9
2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20262.5/3#102654+8.5
2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20262/2#13171+9.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#252484+2.5
Rilton Cup 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/9#392441+6.5
2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20251.5/3#362359-1.4
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsDaniel W GormallyGM
🇬🇧ENG·2366
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJonah B WillowIM
🇬🇧ENG·2442
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsNicolas Skettos
🇨🇾CYP·1957
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsYichen HanIM
🇳🇱NED·2437
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSupratit BanerjeeFM
🇬🇧ENG·2313
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings

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Scotland
#2
out of 460 players
Europe
#608
in continent
World
#1,012
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Scotland
1
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2,456
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3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
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2,385
6
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2,334
7
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2,323
8
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2,306
9
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2,294
10
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2,278
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
...
608🇬🇧Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick2,450
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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1012🇬🇧Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick2,450