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Paschall, William
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2005379· Male· United States of America· Born in 1972
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William Paschall, a 54-year-old American International Master, is rated 2293 and sitting in the top 4% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 15 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10 and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. Also played 1 rapid (including 3rd Friday Night Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2463 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2002, American #49 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 29).
Current rating
2293
Standard
Rpd2375·Blz2270
All-time high
2463
−170 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 30
Oct 2002 · age 30
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#181 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
18 entries2023
10th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2348
Feb 2023
2022
1,000 career games
at age 50
Sep 2022
6th American 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2347
Apr 2022
2013
11th American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2394
Oct 2013
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2384 → returned at 2385
Jul 2011
2010
Re-crossed 2400
at age 38
Mar 2010
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8finished #3 (seeded #28 of 144)
Evolution
+6
2287 → 2293
Tournaments
9
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
11W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMartin Botond VodilaFM2,232·HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1·R1·-5.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #72 | 2116 | -2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2799 | +1.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2916 | +2.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2402 | +3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2978 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #132 | 1434 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/11 | #8 | 2327 | +8.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #104 | 2282 | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #106 | 1432 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIvan FaragoGM
🇭🇺HUN
+0 −0 =12
12 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsEmil SzalancziIM
🇭🇺HUN·1831
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsZlatko IlincicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2203
+0 −2 =7
9 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsDragan KosicGM
🇲🇪MNE·2341
+0 −2 =7
9 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsZoltan VargaGM
🇭🇺HUN·2314
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Mar 2020
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#181
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#484
in continent
World
#4,322
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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