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Whitford, Matthew
🇦🇺FIDE 3232220· Male· Australia· Born in 1999
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Matthew Whitford, a 27-year-old Australian player, is rated 1709 — just 26 short of his peak of 1735 (May 2024, age 25). He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Hobsons Bay Western Major Rounds 1-2, 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open, and 2026 Hobsons Bay Purdy Cup.
At junior level, he reached #26 and #38 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1709
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1745
All-time high
1735
−26 pts below
May 2024 · age 25
May 2024 · age 25
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#106,659
#106,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+251 Elo)
1484 → 1735
May 2024
All-time peak 1735
at age 25 · −26 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 24
Jul 2023
2020
Re-crossed 1500
at age 21
Apr 2020
100 career games
at age 21
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1675 → 1709
Tournaments
14
41 games
Score
24/ 4158.5%
22W4D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 0.5/3 | #5 | 1501 | -16.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2560 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #103 | 1852 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 1716 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #21 | 2589 | -5.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #5 | — | -2.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #6 | — | -2.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | — | +17.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 1737 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #3 | 2496 | +21.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Hobsons Bay Western Major Rounds 3-5 plus postponed (-16.0 Elo, finished #5).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTony J DavisCM
🇦🇺AUS·1797
+1 −13 =1
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCijo Paul
🇺🇸USA·1782
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMark Salanowski
🇦🇺AUS·1646
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsJulian McIntyre
🇦🇺AUS·1763
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsNarelle S SzuvegesWIM
🇦🇺AUS·1689
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Australia
#708
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,318
in continent
World
#106,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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