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Waud, David

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FIDEFIDE 343438571· Male· England· Born in 1950

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David Waud, a 76-year-old English player, is rated 1843 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2, and Lichtenberger Sommer 2025. He took a 16-month break between May 2024 and Oct 2025.

Current rating

1843

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1843

at best
Jun 2026 · age 76

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#63,391

#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
27th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1843
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1843
at age 76
Jun 2026
2025
51st English 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1833
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1696 → 1812
May 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1812 → returned at 1820
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 74
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Anthony HughesCM 1,901
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +3.3 Elo
Evolution
+31
1812 → 1843
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
7W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJohn Harris1,692·2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2·R1·+12.3
2.[W]vsBernhard Koerber1,650·Lichtenberger Sommer 2025·R6·+10.9
3.[W]vsBoris Klemmer1,641·Lichtenberger Sommer 2025·R9·+10.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBenjamin Matthes1,940·Lichtenberger Sommer 2025·R5·-13.4
2.[L]vsSamy Omar1,976·Lichtenberger Sommer 2025·R7·-11.6
3.[L]vsSoren Boeck Petersen2,169·Lichtenberger Sommer 2025·R1·-4.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20260.5/1#1291901+3.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/1#572353+6.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20252/1#692492+13.2
Lichtenberger Sommer 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#1161831+7.6
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
England
#1,008
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#46,319
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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10
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1008🇬🇧Waud, David1,843
Europe
1
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5
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7
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10
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46319🇬🇧Waud, David1,843
World
1
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2
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63390🇬🇧Waud, David1,843