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Putnam, Bill Howard

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FIDEFIDE 39907791· Male· United States of America· Born in 1974

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Bill Howard Putnam, a 52-year-old American player, is rated 1679 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Reykjavik Open 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently.

Current rating

1679

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1855

All-time high

1679

at best
May 2026 · age 52

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#117,247

#117,247 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
All-time peak 1679
at age 52
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 51
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 51
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 51
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1670 · at age 51
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Reykjavik Open 2026
perf 1963 (+294) · 3.5/6 · #372
Top opponent
vs Bernardo Tino Andresson 1,888
Reykjavik Open 2026 · Mar 2026 · +31.2 Elo
Evolution
+10
1669 → 1679
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsBernardo Tino Andresson1,888·Reykjavik Open 2026·R8·+31.2
2.[D]vsEirik Texe1,846·Reykjavik Open 2026·R3·+9.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEkam Singh1,875·Reykjavik Open 2026·R9·-9.4
2.[L]vsDavid Knight1,888·Reykjavik Open 2026·R1·-8.8
3.[L]vsRichard Braak1,955·Reykjavik Open 2026·R5·-6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/6#3721963+10.0

Rankings

/
United States of America
#3,540
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#14,180
in continent
World
#117,243
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
3540🇺🇸Putnam, Bill Howard1,679
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
14180🇺🇸Putnam, Bill Howard1,679
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
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
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117243🇺🇸Putnam, Bill Howard1,679