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WA
Wolstencroft, Alan
🇦🇺FIDE 3228304· Male· Australia· Born in 1948
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Alan Wolstencroft, a 78-year-old Australian player, is rated 1742. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 13 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 WA Closed Championship Round 1, 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 3-6, and 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 1-2. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 WA Allegro Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 WA Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 27-month break between Oct 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1789 was reached at age 76 (May 2024).
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1686·Blz1744
All-time high
1789
−47 pts below
May 2024 · age 76
May 2024 · age 76
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,328
#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
100 career games
at age 77
Apr 2025
2024
5th Australian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1783
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1657 → 1789
May 2024
All-time peak 1789
at age 76 · −47 from today
May 2024
2022
10th Australian 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1702
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1702 → returned at 1651
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
1732 → 1742
Tournaments
10
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
8W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 0.5/4 | #8 | 1678 | -6.2 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 0/1 | #6 | 1011 | -8.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | — | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | — | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #16 | — | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #47 | — | -8.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #17 | — | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/7 | #18 | 1720 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #18 | — | -5.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #5 | — | +14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert Maris
🇦🇺AUS·1928
+0 −4 =6
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDerek Elkington
🇦🇺AUS·1839
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDaniel Clarke
🇦🇺AUS·1829
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRobin A Shaw
🇦🇺AUS·1724
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlex Janceski
🇦🇺AUS·1773
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#599
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,259
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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