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Lynn, K William

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FIDEFIDE 4300785· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1944

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K William Lynn, a 82-year-old player, is rated 1803. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015) and 69 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025. His peak of 2022 was reached at age 59 (Oct 2003, #40 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1803

Standard

Rpd1841·Blz—

All-time high

2022

−219 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 59

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#75,450

#75,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
2nd 80+ player nationally
at age 81 · rated 1803
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 80
Mar 2024
2020
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 76 · rated 1684
Oct 2020
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 1684 → returned at 1803
Feb 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 72
Sep 2016
2015
1st 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1871
Jul 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs William ForsterCM 1,827
NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025 · Nov 2025 · +0.7 Elo
Evolution
-7
1810 → 1803
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025
Swiss
Nov 20251.5/2#222062-6.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsHilton Bennett
🇳🇿NZL
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsDon EadeCM
🇳🇿NZL·1801
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsMichael V R SteadmanFM
🇳🇿NZL·1982
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsNigel Cooper
🇳🇿NZL·1625
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2015
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vsWayne Power
🇳🇿NZL·1905
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2014
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Rankings

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New Zealand
#120
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,222
in continent
World
#75,449
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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6
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8
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9
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9
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