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Willy, Stephen
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30981468· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Stephen Willy, a 16-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2268 and ranked 17th among American players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 118 rated games in the past year (≈109/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open, Reykjavik Open 2026, and 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 SPICE Cup Rapid - Championship) and 7 blitz events (including 2025 SPICE Cup Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2333 was reached at age 14 (Dec 2024).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 14) and CM in 2023 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #42 in U14, World #30 in U12 and #13 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2268
Standard
Rpd2274·Blz2220
All-time high
2333
−65 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 14
Dec 2024 · age 14
Activity
119
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
118 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · American players under 16 · of 578
Career timeline
19 entries2026
500 career games
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 15
May 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 15
Mar 2025
13th American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2297
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 2333
at age 14 · −65 from today
Dec 2024
42nd U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2320
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+47
2221 → 2268
Tournaments
15
112 games
Score
69.5/ 11262.1%
55W29D28L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsGoran DjurovicIM2,356·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 1·R2·+13.8
3.[W]vsBryan XieIM2,312·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 2·R2·+12.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #25 | 1875 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #171 | 2314 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #42 | 2295 | +15.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 7/8 | #1 | 2491 | +43.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2112 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2142 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 2178 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #20 | 2212 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/11 | #27 | 2291 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #7 | 2247 | +5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVidip KonaCM
🇺🇸USA·2082
+9 −4 =2
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTed WangFM
🇺🇸USA·2202
+8 −1 =4
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNikash VemparalaCM
🇺🇸USA·2196
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAdvaith Vijayakumar
🇺🇸USA·2188
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsVihaan JammalamadakaCM
🇺🇸USA·2117
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#215
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#578
in continent
World
#5,146
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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