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Williams, Joseph M
🇬🇧FIDE 343402194· Male· England· Born in 1999
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Joseph M Williams, a 27-year-old English player, is rated 1646. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between May 2024 and Feb 2026. Recent appearance: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate. Also played 2 rapid events (including Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid - 8 July 2025) recently. His peak of 1725 was reached at age 25 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1646
Standard
Rpd1643·Blz—
All-time high
1725
−79 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 25
Mar 2024 · age 25
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#129,713
#129,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1541 → 1696
Dec 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1696 → returned at 1646
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1725
at age 25 · −79 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Aug 2023
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-50
1696 → 1646
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
1W2D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #28 | 1625 | -50.0 |
Worst Elo result: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate (-50.0 Elo, finished #28).
Rankings
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England
#2,010
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#88,876
in continent
World
#129,707
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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