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Williams, Justus
IM🇺🇸INACTIVE · since January 2025FIDE 2049929· Male· United States of America· Born in 1998
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Justus Williams, a 28-year-old American International Master, is rated 2355 and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 48 rated games per year and took a 14-month break between Nov 2014 and Feb 2016. Also played 1 rapid event (including Marshall Masters 58) recently. His peak of 2428 was reached at age 24 (Apr 2022, American #63 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2021 (age 23) and FM in 2013 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at Fall 2022 CCC GM Norm Invitational - B. At junior level, he reached World #62 in U16, World #39 in U14, World #4 in U12 and #11 and #15 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2355
Standard
Rpd2379·Blz2295
All-time high
2428
−73 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 24
Apr 2022 · age 24
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#127 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
24 entries2025
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2355 → still inactive
Jan 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Dec 2022
Peak American rank: #63
at age 24 · rated 2428
Apr 2022
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
2328 → 2428
Apr 2022
All-time peak 2428
at age 24 · −73 from today
Apr 2022
500 career games
at age 24
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2355 → 2355
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsAleksandr OstrovskiyIM
🇺🇸USA·2356
+5 −8 =4
17 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsJoshua ColasFM
🇺🇸USA·2272
+8 −2 =3
13 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsIllya NyzhnykGM
🇺🇦UKR·2527
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAkshat ChandraGM
🇺🇸USA·2463
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsAlexander KaliksteynIM
🇺🇸USA·2334
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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United States of America
#132
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#311
in continent
World
#2,591
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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