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GW
Gray, William
🇺🇸FIDE 2031639· Male· United States of America· Born in 1959
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William Gray, a 67-year-old American player, is rated 1883. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2011–2012), 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). Recent appearances: 2025 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 5-7 and 2025 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 1-4. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Spring Splash Blitz - 1800 and Over) recently. His peak of 1916 was reached at age 65 (Aug 2024).
Current rating
1883
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1878
All-time high
1916
−33 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 65
Aug 2024 · age 65
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,375
#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
57th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1910
Oct 2025
2024
All-time peak 1916
at age 65 · −33 from today
Aug 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 64
Apr 2023
2022
49th American 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1872
Apr 2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1872 → returned at 1876
Mar 2022
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1884
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1896 → 1883
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
5W3D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEdward Lewis1,791·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7·R2·+7.4
3.[W]vsDaniel Perlov1,744·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7·R3·+6.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichael Walder1,838·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3·R3·-11.3
2.[L]vsElliott WinslowIM2,010·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7·R1·-6.5
3.[L]vsSebastian Suarez2,262·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3·R1·-2.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/3 | #31 | 1696 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #13 | 1692 | -10.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #4 | 2453 | +14.2 |
Worst Elo result: 3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3 (-15.6 Elo, finished #31).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,452
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,791
in continent
World
#52,374
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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