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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 2004. He has fluctuated between 1967 and 2004 over the past 2 years. 17 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

2004

Standard

Rpd1940·Blz1837

All-time high

2096

−92 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

#26,875

#26,875 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
25th English 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2004
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 37
Jun 2026
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 · −92 from today
Jan 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+129 Elo)
1962 → 2091
Dec 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert S EamesFM 2,136
Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025 · Aug 2025 · +14.0 Elo
Evolution
+19
1985 → 2004
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
6W5D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRobert S EamesFM2,136·Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025·R2·+14.0
2.[W]vsYaoyao Zhu2,011·2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11·R3·+10.2
3.[W]vsAli RoyWFM1,938·2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4·R2·+8.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20262/3#252076+5.8
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

/
England
#432
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#19,853
in continent
World
#26,875
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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432🇬🇧Taylor, William J2,004
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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19853🇬🇧Taylor, William J2,004
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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26875🇬🇧Taylor, William J2,004