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Hewitt, William
🇬🇧FIDE 1800280· Male· Wales· Born in 1964
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William Hewitt, a 62-year-old player, is rated 1941. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 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
1941
Standard
Rpd2016·Blz2080
All-time high
2085
−144 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37
Jan 2001 · age 37
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,546
#38,546 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1972 → 1941
Tournaments
7
31 games
Score
16.5/ 3153.2%
10W13D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #16 | 1950 | +0.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 1951 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1927 | 0.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #72 | 1199 | -17.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2059 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #133 | 2035 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #20 | 1901 | -12.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoe Fathallah
🇬🇧WLS·1982
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlex BullenCM
🇬🇧WLS·2078
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRudy Van Kemenade
🇬🇧WLS·1921
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsTim KettFM
🇬🇧WLS·2097
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsSam Jukes
🇬🇧WLS·1931
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2022
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Rankings
/
Wales
#42
out of 275 players
Europe
#28,473
in continent
World
#38,545
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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