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Ward, William

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FIDEFIDE 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 5 career breaks: 70 months (2005–2011), 87 months (2011–2019), 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2023–2024) and 21 months (2024–2026). 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
Oct 2005 · age 44

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#58,303

#58,303 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1814 → 1888
Mar 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1861
Mar 2024
2023
88th English 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1814
Sep 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1814 → returned at 1888
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

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — 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 2 losses
1.[L]vsAndy Yang1,682·3rd Sheffield Chess International·R3·-14.7
2.[L]vsShriaansh Ganti2,080·3rd Sheffield Chess International·R2·-4.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3rd Sheffield Chess International
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/3#431900-27.4
Worst Elo result: 3rd Sheffield Chess International (-27.4 Elo, finished #43).

Rankings

/
England
#928
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#42,680
in continent
World
#58,303
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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928🇬🇧Ward, William1,861
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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42680🇬🇧Ward, William1,861
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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58303🇬🇧Ward, William1,861