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JW
Jones, William
🇿🇦FIDE 14337827· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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William Jones, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1772. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys) and 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1849 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2025).
At junior level, he reached #32, #8, #11, #19 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1772
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1822
All-time high
1849
−77 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 18
Jan 2025 · age 18
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#85,197
#85,197 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
32nd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1772
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 18
May 2025
All-time peak 1849
at age 18 · −77 from today
Jan 2025
2024
8th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1841
Jul 2024
6-month rising streak
+253 Elo
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
1737 → 1772
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
5W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #8 | 1862 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #35 | 1836 | +7.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#292
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,995
in continent
World
#85,195
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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