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Ward, William
🇬🇧FIDE 409693· Male· England· Born in 1961
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William Ward, a 65-year-old English player, is rated 1861. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 70 months (2005–2011), 87 months (2011–2019), 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 34 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: 3rd Sheffield Chess International. His peak of 2002 was reached at age 44 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
1861
Standard
Rpd1897·Blz—
All-time high
2002
−-141 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 50
Jul 2011 · age 50
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
Standard
Occasional
Standard
Occasional
Signature stat
#927
England
Career timeline
15 entries2023
88th English 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1814
Sep 2023
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1814 → returned at 1861
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1850 → returned at 1814
Feb 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Jan 2019
2012
83rd English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1914
May 2012
2011
Inactive for 87 months
paused at 1914 → returned at 1894
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1888 → 1861
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #43 | 1900 | -27.4 |
Rankings
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England
#927
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#42,745
in continent
World
#58,329
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
England
Europe
World