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Watson, Matthew

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FIDEFIDE 3279618· Male· Australia· Born in 1983

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Matthew Watson, a 43-year-old Australian player, is rated 1438. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2026 Queensland Reserves and Tin Cup and 2025 Wendy Terry Memorial. His peak of 1601 was reached at age 41 (Aug 2024).

Current rating

1438

Standard

Rpd1486·Blz—

All-time high

1601

−163 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 41

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#206,694

#206,694 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2024
54th Australian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1601
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 41
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 41
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 41
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1601
at age 41 · −163 from today
Aug 2024
First FIDE rating
1601 · at age 41
Aug 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-17
1455 → 1438
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
4.5/ 1237.5%
4W1D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMartin Chen1,597·2025 Wendy Terry Memorial·R2·-12.3
2.[L]vsDon Hamilton1,631·2025 Wendy Terry Memorial·R4·-10.7
3.[L]vsNikola Vujasin1,664·2025 Wendy Terry Memorial·R1·-9.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Queensland Reserves and Tin Cup
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/3#842095-17.2
2025 Wendy Terry Memorial
Open Swiss
May 20252/4#501644-50.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Wendy Terry Memorial (-50.8 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

/
Australia
#1,751
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#47,391
in continent
World
#206,452
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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1751🇦🇺Watson, Matthew1,438
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1
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