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Harkins, William
🇬🇧FIDE 2406438· Male· Scotland· Born in 1970
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William Harkins, a 56-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1757 — just 12 short of his peak of 1769 (Aug 2024, age 54). He has fluctuated between 1702 and 1769 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Minor, Edinburgh Park Minor U1600 (Aug 2025), and Scottish Championship Weekend Congress 2025. Also played 5 rapid events (including Edinburgh Park Allegro Intermediate 2025 (Sep)) recently.
Current rating
1757
Standard
Rpd1583·Blz—
All-time high
1769
−12 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 54
Aug 2024 · age 54
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#90,214
#90,214 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
25th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1757
Jun 2026
2025
16th Scottish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1769
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1523 → 1769
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1769
at age 54 · −12 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 54
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 53
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1749 → 1757
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
7W3D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/3 | #2 | — | +24.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/2 | #3 | 2430 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #18 | 1721 | -47.6 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#249
out of 459 players
Europe
#64,573
in continent
World
#90,212
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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