Wadsworth began playing chess at the age of 5 after being introduced to the game by his father. He then began attending the Maidenhead Junior Chess Club run by Nigel Dennis.[2]
In August 2024, he finished in third place at the British Chess Championship, during which he defeated rising prodigy Shreyas Royal.[3][4]
In February 2025, he achieved his final GM norm at the Isle of Wight tournament, where he tied for first place with grandmasters Bobby Cheng, Sebastian Bogner, and Boris Chatalbashev.[5] He was ranked in second place after tiebreaks.[6]
In April 2025, he met all of the requirements for the Grandmaster title after surpassing the 2500 rating mark at the ChessOrg-Schachfestival A-Open tournament in Bad Wörishofen.[2]