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Drennan, William B
🇬🇧FIDE 424897· Male· England· Born in 1963
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William B Drennan, a 63-year-old English player, is rated 1708. He has slipped back 109 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca B 2026, 2025 London Christmas Congress Major (U1940), and I Open Internacional Ciudad de Vitoria Gasteiz 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - March 2026 - U1900) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 27 months (2014–2016), 12 months (2016–2017), 21 months (2017–2019) and 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1839 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1708
Standard
Rpd1629·Blz1812
All-time high
1839
−131 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61
Mar 2024 · age 61
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,041
#107,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
93rd English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1839
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1722 → 1839
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1839
at age 61 · −131 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Feb 2024
2019
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 1722 → returned at 1732
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-109
1817 → 1708
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
12/ 2842.9%
8W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #12 | 1664 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #43 | 1642 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #27 | 1571 | -41.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/8 | #88 | 1715 | -40.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,705
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#75,382
in continent
World
#107,038
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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