| Scott Wastney | |
| Birth Date: | 1970 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | New Zealand |
| FIDE Master (2001) | |
| Rating: | 2304 (May 2021) |
| Peakrating: | 2370 (April 2016) |
| Fideid: | 4300513 |
Scott Wastney (born 1970) is a New Zealand chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (FM).[1] [2]
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.
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]