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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 4 career breaks: 14 months (2013–2014), 14 months (2015–2016), 72 months (2016–2023) and 29 months (2023–2025). 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

#61,760

#61,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Jul 2025
2023
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1880 → returned at 1872
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
35th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2035
Jan 2015
2013
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2046 → returned at 2035
Sep 2013

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Finn Pagliarini 1,609
2025 Kent Family Open · Jul 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-23
1872 → 1849
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsFinn Pagliarini1,609·2025 Kent Family Open·R4·+4.0
2.[W]vsJoseph Lawrence Buell1,522·2025 Beckstead Family Open·R1·+2.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAsha Silva1,705·2025 Kent Family Open·R5·-14.0
2.[L]vsElijah Logozar1,928·2025 Kent Family Open·R3·-7.8
3.[L]vsAnna M. SargsyanIM2,366·2025 Beckstead Family Open·R2·-1.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 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
Worst Elo result: 2025 Kent Family Open (-20.8 Elo, finished #20).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,722
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#6,924
in continent
World
#61,759
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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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
...
1722🇺🇸Nesham, William1,849
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
6924🇺🇸Nesham, William1,849
World
1
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2,841
2
🇺🇸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.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
61759🇺🇸Nesham, William1,849