Peter Wells (chess player)

Peter Kenneth Wells (born 1965) is an English chess grandmaster and author. He won the British Rapidplay Chess Championships in 2002, 2003, and 2007.

Peter Wells

Wells in 2013
Personal information
Born	Peter Kenneth Wells (1965-04-17) 17 April 1965 (age 60) Portsmouth, England
Chess career
Country	England
Title	Grandmaster (1994)
Peak rating	2545 (July 1995)

Bodhana Sivanandan defeating him in August 2025 made her the youngest girl to defeat a grandmaster, beating Carissa Yip's record by over 6 months,^[1] and gave her the final norm needed to become a Woman International Master, making her the youngest ever to earn that title.^[2][3]

Books

• Wells, Peter (1994). The Complete Semi-Slav. Henry Holt & Co. ISBN 978-0805032888.
• Wells, Peter (1994). Piece Power. Batsford. ISBN 978-0713475135.
• Wells, Peter; Osnos, Viacheslav (1998). The Complete Richter-Rauzer. Batsford. ISBN 978-0713478075.
• Wells, Peter (1998). The Scotch Game. Sterling. ISBN 978-0713484663.
• Wells, Peter (2004). Winning with the Trompowsky. Sterling. ISBN 978-0713487954.
• Wells, Peter (2006). Chess Explained: The Queen's Indian. Gambit. ISBN 978-1904600497.
• Wells, Peter (2007). Grandmaster Secrets: The Caro-Kann. Gambit. ISBN 978-1904600619.
• Wells, Peter; Emms, John; Palliser, Richard (2009). Dangerous Weapons: Anti-Sicilians. Everyman. ISBN 978-1857445855.
• Wells, Peter; Hymer, Barry (2020). Chess Improvement: It's All in the Mindset. Crown House. ISBN 978-1785835025.

External links

• Peter Wells rating card at FIDE
• Peter Wells player profile and games at Chessgames.com