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Taylor, William J

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FIDEFIDE 423130· Male· England· Born in 1989

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William J Taylor, a 37-year-old English player, is rated 1998. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 16 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2, and Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025. He took a 15-month break between Sep 2012 and Jan 2014. His peak of 2096 was reached at age 30 (Jan 2019).

Current rating

1998

Standard

Rpd1940·Blz1837

All-time high

2096

−98 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 30

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#27,829

#27,829 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
29th English 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2002
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
Dec 2024
2019
69th English 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 2096
Jan 2019
All-time peak 2096
at age 30 · −98 from today
Jan 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+129 Elo)
1962 → 2091
Dec 2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 27
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert S EamesFM 2,136
Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025 · Aug 2025 · +14.0 Elo
Evolution
+13
1985 → 1998
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
4W5D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRobert S EamesFM2,136·Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025·R2·+14.0
2.[W]vsAli RoyWFM1,938·2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4·R2·+8.3
3.[W]vsLev Razhnou1,821·Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025·R1·+5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20262/1#462738+8.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#621977-0.8
Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025
Swiss
Aug 20253.5/8#412011+5.0

Rankings

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England
#445
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#20,552
in continent
World
#27,829
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,629
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
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445🇬🇧Taylor, William J1,998
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
20552🇬🇧Taylor, William J1,998
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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27829🇬🇧Taylor, William J1,998