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Rutherford, William

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#42,810

#42,810 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Duncan MacDonald 1,923
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +8.5 Elo
Evolution
-35
1957 → 1922
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#371239-7.0
XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/6#2391665-45.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20252/2#62703+17.0
Worst Elo result: XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados (-45.0 Elo, finished #239).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#105
out of 460 players
Europe
#31,591
in continent
World
#42,810
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2,456
2
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2,450
3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
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2,385
6
🇬🇧Vijayakumar, RishiFollow Rishi VijayakumarTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,334
7
🇬🇧Abdulla, MuradFollow Murad AbdullaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,323
8
🇬🇧Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanFollow Ketevan Arakhamia-GrantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,306
9
🇬🇧Bryson, Douglas MFollow Douglas M BrysonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,294
10
🇬🇧Gourlay, IainFollow Iain GourlayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,278
...
105🇬🇧Rutherford, William1,922
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
31591🇬🇧Rutherford, William1,922
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
42810🇬🇧Rutherford, William1,922