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Barrow, William J

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FIDEFIDE 2026929· Male· United States of America· Born in 1988

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William J Barrow, a 38-year-old American player, is rated 1949. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CCC ALTO Spring 2026 - Championship, 3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier, and 2026 (58th) Virginia Open - Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including 3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2007 was reached at age 28 (Jul 2016).

Current rating

1949

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1984

All-time high

2007

−58 pts below
Jul 2016 · age 28

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#36,861

#36,861 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
50th American 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1949
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1856 → 1947
Feb 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 36
May 2024
2019
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1934 → returned at 1924
Nov 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Sep 2017
2016
Crossed 2000
at age 28
Jul 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier
perf 2011 (+69) · 3/7 · #25
Top opponent
vs Ibragim S. KhamrakulovGM 2,371
3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier · Feb 2026 · +8.4 Elo
Evolution
+30
1919 → 1949
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
16/ 2661.5%
12W8D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKavin C Sathiesh1,690·2nd Piedmont Open·R5·-15.7
2.[L]vsAshvath Krishnan1,727·2nd Piedmont Open·R3·-15.0
3.[L]vsSamanyu Alluri1,829·3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier·R3·-13.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CCC ALTO Spring 2026 - Championship
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#102010+7.0
3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/7#252011+5.2
2026 (58th) Virginia Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/3#92738+21.0
2nd Piedmont Open
Swiss
Dec 20252/4#151755-18.8
12th Annual Washington International - Premier
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/7#351999+16.2
Worst Elo result: 2nd Piedmont Open (-18.8 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,024
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,978
in continent
World
#36,860
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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