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Steele, Hayden
🇳🇿FIDE 4319176· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2008
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Hayden Steele, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1965 — just 29 short of his peak of 1994 (Feb 2026, age 18). He is climbing fast, having gained +111 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open and 2026 New Zealand Chess Championships. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently. He reached #44 nationally in Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #7, #9 and #13 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd1986·Blz1906
All-time high
1994
−29 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,644
#33,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #44
at age 18 · rated 1994
Feb 2026
7th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1994
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1994
at age 18 · −29 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+356 Elo)
1435 → 1791
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+112
1853 → 1965
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
11W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsXianchen (Mason) Lin1,594·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R1·-35.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #29 | 1893 | -28.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 2205 | +139.6 |
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open (-28.4 Elo, finished #29).
Most-Played Opponents
vsWilliam Rui LiuCM
🇳🇿NZL·2157
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRussell John DiveIM
🇳🇿NZL·2116
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDaqi MaoFM
🇳🇿NZL·2232
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZachary YuCM
🇳🇿NZL·2057
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDavid Junyang Zhu
🇳🇿NZL·1812
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
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New Zealand
#51
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,073
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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