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Scott Wastney

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Scott Wastney
Wastney receiving the NZ Chess Championship Silver Rook trophy in 2013
Country New Zealand
Born (1970-11-17) 17 November 1970 (age 54)
New Zealand
TitleFIDE Master (2001)
FIDE rating2304 (May 2021)
Peak rating2370 (April 2016)

Scott Wastney (born 1970) is a New Zealand chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (FM).[1][2]

Chess career

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Wastney has represented New Zealand in four Chess Olympiads between 1996 and 2002.[3] His best result was at the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul 2000 when he scored 6/9, finishing in 10th place on the 2nd reserve board.[3]

Wastney won the New Zealand Chess Championship in Waitakere City 2000/01, in Wellington 2013 and in 2017.[4]

Wastney scored 5.5/9, finishing 5th, in the Oceania Zonal Chess Championship on the Gold Coast, Queensland in 2001, and was awarded the FIDE Master (FM) title for his result.[5][6]

Notable games

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References

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  1. ^ Scott Wastney FIDE player profile, www.fide.com
  2. ^ Scott Wastney player profile, www.chessgames.com
  3. ^ a b Scott Wastney Chess Olympiad statistics, www.olimpbase.org
  4. ^ The New Zealand Championships: A Brief History by Peter Stuart
  5. ^ The Week in Chess 338, 30 April 2001 Archived 7 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Mark Crowther
  6. ^ ACF Bulletin No. 114 – 29 April 2001 Australian Chess Federation
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