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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 1764 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +135 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 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 #13 and #26 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1764
Standard
Rpd1592·Blz1637
All-time high
1764
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#87,855
#87,855 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
13th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1764
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1629 → 1764
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1764
at age 15
Jun 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
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Openperf 1724 (+75) · 4.5/8 · #59
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
12
48 games
Score
17.5/ 4836.5%
18W10D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsXin (Oliver) Lin1,466·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R6·-29.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2296 | +114.8 |
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
#153
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,056
in continent
World
#87,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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