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Nesham, William

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FIDEFIDE 2065932· Male· United States of America· Born in 1995

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William Nesham, a 31-year-old American player, is rated 1849. He has slipped back 79 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Beckstead Family Open, 2025 Kent Family Open, and 2025 Universal Open - 1800-1999. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2013–2014), 14 months (2015–2016), 72 months (2016–2023), 13 months (2023–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2071 was reached at age 17 (Dec 2012).

At junior level, he reached #35 and #40 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1849

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2011

All-time high

2071

−222 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 17

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#61,681

#61,681 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1880 → 1928
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1928 → returned at 1872
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1880 → returned at 1928
Jan 2023
2016
Inactive for 72 months
paused at 1968 → returned at 1880
Dec 2016
2015
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1976 → returned at 1968
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jason Wang 1,735
2025 Universal Open - 1800-1999 · Jun 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-79
1928 → 1849
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
7W2D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAkshay Jaishankar1,558·2025 Universal Open - 1800-1999·R1·-17.2
2.[L]vsKawin Sayi Suresh1,648·2025 Universal Open - 1800-1999·R5·-15.7
3.[L]vsAsha Silva1,705·2025 Kent Family Open·R5·-14.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Beckstead Family Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20251.5/1#372486-1.6
2025 Kent Family Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/4#201935-20.8
2025 Universal Open - 1800-1999
Swiss
Jun 20254.5/7#51740-55.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Universal Open - 1800-1999 (-55.6 Elo, finished #5).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,704
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#6,941
in continent
World
#61,681
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
1704🇺🇸Nesham, William1,849
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
6941🇺🇸Nesham, William1,849
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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61681🇺🇸Nesham, William1,849