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Kerns, William

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FIDEFIDE 2086760· Male· United States of America· Born in 1990

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William Kerns, a 36-year-old American player, is rated 1788 — just 26 short of his peak of 1814 (Oct 2025, age 35). He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open, 2025 Beckstead Family Open, and 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz Tournament) recently.

Current rating

1788

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1814

All-time high

1814

−26 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 35

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#80,122

#80,122 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
90th American 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1788
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
1756 → 1788
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 35
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1814
at age 35 · −26 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 34
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
35th NATO Chess Championship 2025
perf 1940 (+164) · 3.5/6 · #69
Top opponent
vs Erik Tkachenko 2,038
2025 Beckstead Family Open · Sep 2025 · +31.4 Elo
Evolution
+31
1757 → 1788
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
7W1D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLevi Kaklauskas1,754·2025 Beckstead Family Open·R5·-23.4
2.[L]vsJaroslav Krkoska1,860·35th NATO Chess Championship 2025·R4·-15.3
3.[L]vsMatthew Pikus1,919·2025 Beckstead Family Open·R4·-14.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/5#241710-26.0
2025 Beckstead Family Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20252/4#211932+37.6
35th NATO Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/6#691940+19.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open (-26.0 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

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United States of America
#2,342
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#9,276
in continent
World
#80,120
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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