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Walter N. R. Saunders

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WLS · 79 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2104 (By Jan 2001)

Best performance: 2002 at 2016 Welsh Chess Championship(Best of 2016)

World #=99602Wales #137among all players, November list

Classical rating

1949

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2001 or earlier · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating unchanged at 1949 over the last 12 months; peak 2104 by January 2001.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalBlitz
Nov 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
May 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251949, 0, 0 games2006, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 56 classical games on record, the latest on Aug 17, 2024.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
2024 Welsh Senior (Over 65) ChampionshipAug 16, 2024 – Aug 18, 2024½/2

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 54 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2014–2024

#OpponentRating
1, FM Jason Garcia, May 2023 · Welsh Chess Premier League Open 2023 Round 5, 1997
2, Juan Talavera Rodriguez, Jun 2014 · 2014 South Wales Summer Congress, 1951
3, E. Michael White, 2 wins, Aug 2015 · 1st Welsh Seniors Championship, 1928

Event timeline · Classical

20 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20242½1787—
20239519561999
202251½17591610
20201½1979—
201994½19371937
2018102068—
201751½19831834
201612718831940
201553½17651914
20145318701942

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Walter N. R. Saunders · Classical · November list, all players

World

  1. #=99602Ricardo Alexandre Luis Santos1949
  2. #=99602Hossain Ullash Sarwar1949
  3. #=99602Walter N. R. Saunders1949
  4. #=99602Michael Schaefer1949
  5. #=99602Alisa Scherbakova1949

Wales

  1. #135Michael J Lexton1951
  2. #136William Hewitt1950
  3. #137Walter N. R. Saunders1949
  4. #138Oliver Williams1946
  5. #139Nicholas Thomas Evans1945

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.