Scott Wastney (born 1970) is a New Zealand chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (FM).Scott Wastney FIDE player profile, www.fide.comScott Wastney player profile, www.chessgames.com
Chess career Wastney has represented New Zealand in four Chess Olympiads between 1996 and 2002.Scott Wastney Chess Olympiad statistics, www.olimpbase.org 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.The New Zealand Championships: A Brief History by Peter Stuart
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.The Week in Chess 338, 30 April 2001 Mark CrowtherACF Bulletin No. 114 – 29 April 2001 Australian Chess Federation
Notable games Paul Garbett vs Scott Wastney, 109th NZ Championship, Christchurch (2001/02), Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, (D91), 0-1
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