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WJ
Walton, John
🇺🇸FIDE 2079631· Male· United States of America· Born in 1946
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John Walton, a 80-year-old American player, is rated 1646. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Jun 2018 and Mar 2020. Recent appearances: 2025 July Marshall Premier FIDE - U2000 and 2025 June Marshall Monthly FIDE - U1800. His peak of 1705 was reached at age 78 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1646
Standard
Rpd1774·Blz1668
All-time high
1705
−59 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 78
Mar 2024 · age 78
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#129,713
#129,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+199 Elo)
1502 → 1701
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1705
at age 78 · −59 from today
Mar 2024
2022
18th American 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1553
Apr 2022
2020
41st American 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1581
Oct 2020
2018
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1570 → returned at 1581
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
1675 → 1646
Most-Played Opponents
vsWesley Hellner
🇺🇸USA
+0 −16 =5
21 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsGeorge Berg
🇺🇸USA·1842
+0 −16 =0
16 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsJose De Villa
🇺🇸USA·1788
+1 −10 =2
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsEdward Kopiecki
🇺🇸USA
+0 −12 =1
13 games·last met Feb 2015
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vsScott T Friedman
🇺🇸USA
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met Jun 2014
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,928
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#15,860
in continent
World
#129,707
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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