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Williams, David J

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FIDEFIDE 1803565· Male· Wales· Born in 1955

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David J Williams, a 71-year-old player, is rated 1721 — just 2 short of his peak of 1723 (Mar 2024, age 69). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Intermediate, 2025 Dyfed Open, and 2025 South Wales Autumn Open. He took a 45-month break between Dec 2019 and Oct 2023 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1721

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1717

All-time high

1723

−2 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#102,322

#102,322 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
10th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1721
May 2026
100 career games
at age 71
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+184 Elo)
1539 → 1723
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1723
at age 69 · −2 from today
Mar 2024
2021
11th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1539
Nov 2021

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs William Phillips 1,831
2025 Newport Major · Aug 2025 · +3.4 Elo
Evolution
+15
1706 → 1721
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
6W8D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLeon Nelson1,825·2025 Newport Major·R3·-6.8
2.[L]vsYutong Liu1,903·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R2·-5.0
3.[L]vsSam Jukes1,937·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R3·-4.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Intermediate
Swiss
Mar 20262/3#101788+9.6
2025 Dyfed Open
Swiss
Nov 20252.5/3#142179-0.6
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/5#241731+2.6
2025 Newport Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/4#291889+3.4

Rankings

/
Wales
#141
out of 269 players
Europe
#72,385
in continent
World
#102,321
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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141🇬🇧Williams, David J1,721
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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8
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10
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2,708
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72385🇬🇧Williams, David J1,721
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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102321🇬🇧Williams, David J1,721