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Armstrong, William G

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FIDEFIDE 413712· Male· England· Born in 1941

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William G Armstrong, a 85-year-old English player, is rated 1826. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 75-month break between May 2019 and Sep 2025. Recent appearance: 2025 British Championship: Over 65. His peak of 1978 was reached at age 68 (Apr 2009).

Current rating

1826

Standard

Rpd1930·Blz

All-time high

1978

152 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 68

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#68,404

#68,404 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
11th English 80+ player
at age 84 · rated 1826
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 83
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 75 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1826
May 2019
2017
16th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1843
May 2017
2013
100 career games
at age 72
Sep 2013
2012
14th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1919
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-49
18751826
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
1W2D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/6#781691-49.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: Over 65 (-49.4 Elo, finished #78).

Rankings

/
England
#1,101
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#49,818
in continent
World
#68,403
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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Europe
1
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World
1
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2
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