Scott Wastney
| Scott Wastney | |
|---|---|
 Scott Wastney receiving the NZ Chess Championship Silver Rook trophy in 2013 | |
| Country |
 New Zealand |
| Born |
1970 New Zealand |
| Title | FIDE Master |
| FIDE rating | 2340 (Nov 2013) |
| Peak rating | 2350 (Feb 2013) |
Scott Wastney (born 1970, New Zealand) is a chess FIDE Master (FM).[1][2]
Chess career
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 and in Wellington 2013.[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
References
- ↑ Scott Wastney FIDE player profile, www.fide.com
- ↑ Scott Wastney player profile, www.chessgames.com
- 1 2 Scott Wastney Chess Olympiad statistics, www.olimpbase.org
- ↑ The New Zealand Championships: A Brief History by Peter Stuart
- ↑ The Week in Chess 338, 30 April 2001 Mark Crowther
- ↑ ACF Bulletin No. 114 – 29 April 2001 Australian Chess Federation
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