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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 1839 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between May 2024 and Oct 2025. Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2, and Lichtenberger Sommer 2025.

Current rating

1839

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1839

at best
Feb 2026 · age 76

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#64,504

#64,504 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
28th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1839
May 2026
All-time peak 1839
at age 76
Feb 2026
2025
51st English 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1833
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1812 → returned at 1820
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1696 → 1818
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 74
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs John Harris 1,692
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2 · Oct 2025 · +12.3 Elo
Evolution
+27
1812 → 1839
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
7W1D4L
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

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
England
#1,033
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#47,086
in continent
World
#64,504
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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2,514
10
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1033🇬🇧Waud, David1,839
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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2,759
5
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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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2,717
10
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2,708
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47086🇬🇧Waud, David1,839
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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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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10
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64504🇬🇧Waud, David1,839