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Wards, Finlay

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FIDEFIDE 4333586· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1998

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Finlay Wards, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1651 — just 1 short of his peak of 1652 (Feb 2026, age 28). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2026 New Zealand Major Open.

Current rating

1651

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1652

−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 28

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#127,872

#127,872 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
42nd 20-35 player nationally
at age 28 · rated 1651
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 28
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 28
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1652
at age 28 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1652 · at age 28
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Phil Coleman 1,759
2026 New Zealand Major Open · Jan 2026 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
-1
1652 → 1651
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTiwa Pene1,637·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R8·+19.1
2.[W]vsAdele Zhou1,560·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R7·+14.8
3.[D]vsPhil Coleman1,759·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R9·+6.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDylan E S Lee1,548·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R2·-25.8
2.[L]vsBen Geilik1,714·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R1·-16.5
3.[L]vsTyne Grant1,746·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R3·-14.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 New Zealand Major Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/6#3216020.0

Rankings

/
New Zealand
#246
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,837
in continent
World
#127,866
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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246🇳🇿Wards, Finlay1,651
Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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18837🇳🇿Wards, Finlay1,651
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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