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Hewitt, William

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FIDEFIDE 1800280· Male· Wales· Born in 1964

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William Hewitt, a 62-year-old player, is rated 1940. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Spring Open, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2. His peak of 2085 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2001); he also reached #23 nationally in Apr 2022.

Current rating

1940

Standard

Rpd2016·Blz2080

All-time high

2085

−145 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#38,775

#38,775 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
5th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1988
Mar 2025
2022
Peak national rank: #23
at age 58 · rated 1992
Apr 2022
6th 55-60 player nationally
at age 58 · rated 1992
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1997 → returned at 1992
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Dec 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 52
Dec 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Granada Chess Open 2025
perf 2035 (+82) · 5/8 · #133
Top opponent
vs Alex BullenCM 2,114
2025 South Wales International Open · Jul 2025 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
-32
1972 → 1940
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
14.5/ 2753.7%
10W9D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJoseph David Turner1,806·2026 Welsh Spring Open·R4·+6.3
2.[W]vsJon Tuson1,822·2025 South Wales International Open·R7·+6.2
3.[W]vsSara GuptaWCM1,808·Granada Chess Open 2025·R8·+6.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Spring Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/5#419270.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260/2#721199-17.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20251.5/2#172059+5.4
Granada Chess Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/8#1332035-6.4
2025 South Wales International Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#201901-12.6
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4 (-17.8 Elo, finished #72).

Rankings

/
Wales
#40
out of 269 players
Europe
#28,641
in continent
World
#38,775
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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40🇬🇧Hewitt, William1,940
Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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7
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8
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8
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10
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28641🇬🇧Hewitt, William1,940
World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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38775🇬🇧Hewitt, William1,940