Matthew Wadsworth (chess player)
Matthew Wadsworth | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Born | June 27, 2000 Maidenhead, England |
| Title | Grandmaster (2025)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2483 (August 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2500 (April 2025) |
Matthew J. Wadsworth is an English chess grandmaster.
Career
Wadsworth began playing chess at the age of 5 after being introduced to the game by his father. He then began attending the Maidenhead Junior Chess Club run by Nigel Dennis.[2]
In August 2024, he finished in third place at the British Chess Championship, during which he defeated rising prodigy Shreyas Royal.[3][4]
In February 2025, he achieved his final GM norm at the Isle of Wight tournament, where he tied for first place with grandmasters Bobby Cheng, Sebastian Bogner, and Boris Chatalbashev.[5] He was ranked in second place after tiebreaks.[6]
In April 2025, he met all of the requirements for the Grandmaster title after surpassing the 2500 rating mark at the ChessOrg-Schachfestival A-Open tournament in Bad Wörishofen.[2]
Personal life
In 2022, Wadsworth graduated from Queens' College, Cambridge with a masters of science in economics.[5]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ a b Krylov, Yuri (April 15, 2025). "Maidenhead Chess Club's Matthew Wadsworth to become a Grandmaster".
- ^ Colodro, Carlos (August 2, 2024). "British Championship: Wadsworth beats Royal, climbs to shared first place".
- ^ "British Championship: Gawain Jones captures third title". August 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Barden, Leonard (February 24, 2025). "Chess: England's Matthew Wadsworth edges closer to grandmaster title".
- ^ "Wightlink Isle of Wight International".