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Thurner, Anya
WFM🇳🇿FIDE 4307780· Female· New Zealand· Born in 2008
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Anya Thurner, a 18-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1896 — just 9 short of her peak of 1905 (May 2026, age 18). She is progressing steadily with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC ANZAC Day Weekender, Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 20 Girls, and 2026 Australian Junior Championship U18 Open. Also played 3 rapid (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently. She reached #77 nationally in Feb 2026.
Awarded WFM in 2026 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #11, #8, #10, #7 and #9 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1896
Standard
Rpd1819·Blz1775
All-time high
1905
−9 pts below
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49,097
#49,097 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1905
at age 18 · −9 from today
May 2026
Peak national rank: #77
at age 18 · rated 1900
Feb 2026
11th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1900
Feb 2026
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 18
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+55
1841 → 1896
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
20.5/ 3362.1%
14W13D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsWanyao Sarah SunWFM1,893·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 20 Girls·R4·-20.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 1771 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #9 | 1973 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 1838 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #11 | 1851 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #13 | 1955 | +51.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWeiyang Cadence YuWCM
🇳🇿NZL·1784
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEuan McDougall
🇳🇿NZL·1834
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsIsabelle Yixuan NingCM
🇳🇿NZL·2114
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsTimothy Huy Minh Ha
🇳🇿NZL·1772
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsSimon Lyall
🇳🇿NZL·1819
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Jul 2021
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#79
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,781
in continent
World
#49,096
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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