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Heard, Billy
🇳🇿FIDE 4327845· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2011
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Billy Heard, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1649 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 6-7, and 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 2-5. Also played 16 rapid (including Summit Rapid March Open Division 2026) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 North Shore Lightning Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached #26 and #26 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1649
Standard
Rpd1584·Blz1637
All-time high
1649
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#128,089
#128,089 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
26th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1649
May 2026
All-time peak 1649
at age 15
May 2026
2025
26th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1629
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Nov 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Openperf 1724 (+75) · 4.5/8 · #59
Evolution
—
Tournaments
12
44 games
Score
18/ 4440.9%
15W8D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsXin (Oliver) Lin1,466·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R6·-29.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #59 | 1724 | +12.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #46 | 1080 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 1845 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 1433 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #21 | 1588 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#252
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,911
in continent
World
#128,083
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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