Format
Wadsworth, Matthew J
GM🇬🇧FIDE 415804· Male· England· Born in 2000
Follow Matthew J WadsworthTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Matthew J Wadsworth, a 26-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2529 — just 3 short of his peak of 2532 (Apr 2026, age 26) and ranked 8th among English players, and 415th worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 88 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Reykjavik Open 2026, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. He reached World #407 in Apr 2026.
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 25), IM in 2019 (age 19), and FM in 2016 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #84 in U20, World #94 in U18, World #97 in U16, World #33 in U14, World #38 in U12 and World #44 in U10.
Current rating
2529
Standard
Rpd2369·Blz2214
All-time high
2532
−3 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
119
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Peak English rank: #7
at age 26 · rated 2532
Apr 2026
Peak World rank: #407
at age 26 · rated 2532
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2532
at age 26 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
1,000 career games
at age 26
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 26
Jan 2026
2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 25 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+48
2481 → 2529
Tournaments
12
79 games
Score
53.5/ 7967.7%
40W29D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/11 | #127 | 2417 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #21 | 2581 | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 3115 | +5.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #28 | 2582 | +4.1 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2624 | +15.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #37 | 2384 | -1.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2539 | +1.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2627 | +17.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 3098 | +5.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2437 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonah B WillowIM
🇬🇧ENG·2442
+6 −1 =10
17 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJames P JacksonIM
🇬🇧ENG·2377
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsRajat MakkarIM
🇫🇷FRA·2457
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsHarry GrieveIM
🇬🇧ENG·2489
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2024
View head-to-head →
vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2350
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
England
#8
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#234
in continent
World
#415
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
England
| 1 | 🇬🇧Follow Nikita VitiugovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,666 |
| 2 | 🇬🇧Follow David W L HowellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,665 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧Follow Gawain C B Maroroa JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,639 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Follow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,629 |
| 5 | 🇬🇧Follow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,597 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧Follow Nigel D ShortTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,594 |
| 7 | 🇬🇧Follow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,537 |
| 8 | 2,529 | |
| 9 | 🇬🇧Follow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,514 |
| 10 | 🇬🇧Follow Stuart C ConquestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,506 |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| ... | ||
| 234 | 2,529 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 415 | 2,529 | |