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Forster, William

CM🇳🇿

FIDEFIDE 4301358· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1960

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William Forster, a 66-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1774. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, and 2026 New Zealand Chess Championships. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2015) and 19 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2009 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2007); he also reached #38 nationally in Jan 2015.

Awarded CM in 2013 (age 53).

Current rating

1774

Standard

Rpd1868·Blz1773

All-time high

2009

235 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 47

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#84,533

#84,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
12th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1812
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1790 → 1867
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2022
12th 60-65 player nationally
at age 62 · rated 1810
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1810 → returned at 1799
May 2021
2016
8th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1971
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
Evolution
-60
18341774
Tournaments
8
44 games
Score
22/ 4450.0%
17W10D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#231722-12.8
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#351787+0.4
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/8#281670-25.8
Swiss
Nov 20253.5/6#51817+0.4
Round-Robin
Oct 20252.5/3#52018-7.4
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/3#232690-6.8
Round-Robin
Oct 20252/2#62677+2.4
Round-Robin
Sep 20250/1#61024-10.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 New Zealand Chess Championships (-25.8 Elo, finished #28).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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New Zealand
#140
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,504
in continent
World
#84,531
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2,389
2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,333
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
🇳🇿Freeman, Michael RoyFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,202
9
🇳🇿Croad, NicolasFollow Nicolas CroadTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,180
10
🇳🇿Ker, Anthony FFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,177
...
140🇳🇿Forster, William1,774
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
10504🇳🇿Forster, William1,774
World
1
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2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
84531🇳🇿Forster, William1,774