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Williams, Simon K
GM🇬🇧FIDE 404454· Male· England· Born in 1979
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Simon K Williams, a 47-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2455 and ranked 21st among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2450–2500 range. 56 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10, and Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 A. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 5 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C) recently. His peak of 2550 was reached at age 30 (Nov 2009, World #363 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2008 (age 29) and IM in 2001 (age 22).
Current rating
2455
Standard
Rpd2467·Blz2389
All-time high
2550
−95 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 30
Nov 2009 · age 30
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#21
#21 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
22 entries2025
60th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2451
Apr 2025
2023
79th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2467
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2464 → returned at 2467
Apr 2020
2014
1,000 career games
at age 35
Jul 2014
2013
Re-crossed 2500
at age 34
Mar 2013
2012
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Nov 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
2444 → 2455
Tournaments
9
56 games
Score
35.5/ 5663.4%
28W19D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsHenrik DanielsenGM2,470·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R6·+5.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #20 | 2461 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #12 | 2588 | +8.1 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2567 | +10.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 2382 | -1.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2404 | -0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #10 | 2455 | +2.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2379 | +0.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #222 | 2471 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #36 | 2279 | -18.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2350
+8 −6 =8
22 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2397
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsJack RuddIM
🇬🇧ENG·2253
+8 −2 =2
12 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsDavid W L HowellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2665
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met Jan 2020
View head-to-head →
vsThomas E RendleIM
🇬🇧ENG·2368
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
England
#21
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#582
in continent
World
#963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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