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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
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#129,190
#129,190 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-44
1690 → 1646
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
3W2D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #12 | 1690 | -28.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/1 | #23 | 2298 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,869
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#15,813
in continent
World
#129,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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