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Phillips, William

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FIDEFIDE 414344· Male· Wales· Born in 1944

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William Phillips, a 82-year-old player, is rated 1793. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 Welsh Under 1850 League Round 1, and 2025 Newport Major. He took a 19-month break between Jan 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 1998 was reached at age 65 (Nov 2009); he also reached #45 nationally in Jan 2010.

Competes for Wales since Aug 2023.

Current rating

1793

Standard

Rpd1901·Blz—

All-time high

1998

−205 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 65

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#78,603

#78,603 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
2nd 80+ player nationally
at age 81 · rated 1885
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1787 → 1885
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 80
Mar 2024
2023
Switched federation: ENG → WLS
at age 79
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 79
Mar 2023
2022
3rd 75-80 player nationally
at age 78 · rated 1810
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Roy Lawrence 1,693
2025 British Championship: Over 65 · Aug 2025 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
-39
1832 → 1793
Tournaments
4
14 games
Score
5.5/ 1439.3%
2W7D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsRoy Lawrence1,693·2025 British Championship: Over 65·R4·+6.7
2.[W]vsChris Peters1,664·2025 Newport Major·R3·+6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#581653-7.6
2025-26 Welsh Under 1850 League Round 1
Team
Nov 20250/1#14978-11.0
2025 Newport Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/4#181786-4.4
2025 British Championship: Over 65
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/7#561769-14.8

Rankings

/
Wales
#98
out of 275 players
Europe
#56,814
in continent
World
#78,602
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
1
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World
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2
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78602🇬🇧Phillips, William1,793