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RW
Rutherford, William
🇬🇧FIDE 2401045· Male· Scotland· Born in 1961
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William Rutherford, a 65-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1922. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 119 months (2005–2015) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Ken Stewart Cup) recently. His peak of 2207 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2004); he also reached Scottish #31 in Apr 2005.
Current rating
1922
Standard
Rpd1913·Blz1922
All-time high
2207
−285 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 43
Jul 2004 · age 43
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42,751
#42,751 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1898 → 1957
Feb 2025
2022
4th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1975
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1977 → returned at 1975
Mar 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Feb 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 57
May 2018
2017
10th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2014
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
1957 → 1922
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
4.5/ 1628.1%
8W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsIgnacio Airos Martorell1,760·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R9·-14.5
3.[L]vsMarius Arghirescu1,767·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R7·-14.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #37 | 1239 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #239 | 1665 | -45.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2703 | +17.0 |
Worst Elo result: XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados (-45.0 Elo, finished #239).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNigel Chapman
🇬🇧SCO·1840
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsStephen G McQuillan
🇬🇧SCO·1960
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsRobert Kane
🇬🇧ENG·1815
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMichael Ridge
🇬🇧SCO·1900
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsDuncan Walker
🇬🇧SCO·1900
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
Scotland
#103
out of 459 players
Europe
#31,571
in continent
World
#42,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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