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WJ
Williams, Joseph
🇬🇧FIDE 454125· Male· England· Born in 2003
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Joseph Williams, a 23-year-old English player, is rated 1789 — just 24 short of his peak of 1813 (Feb 2026, age 23). He has fluctuated between 1734 and 1813 over the past 2 years. 29 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - Open, London Chess League FIDE Weekender - March 2026 - U1650, and London Chess League FIDE Weekender - March 2026 - Open. Also played 6 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 1 (Hampton) Qualifier) recently.
Current rating
1789
Standard
Rpd1567·Blz1714
All-time high
1813
−24 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 23
Feb 2026 · age 23
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,811
#79,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
4 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1813
at age 23 · −24 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1813 · at age 23
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
9
41 games
Score
20.5/ 4150.0%
18W7D16L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsPekka Vuorenlehto1,742·Southall FIDE Congress - 31 January to 1 February 2026 - U2400·R1·+19.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1962 | +54.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #11 | 1605 | -27.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2353 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #13 | 1738 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/1 | #34 | 2252 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #19 | 1662 | -53.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 1804 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 1523 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #11 | 1746 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Southall FIDE Congress - 31 January to 1 February 2026 - U2400 (-53.6 Elo, finished #19).
Rankings
/
England
#1,276
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#57,614
in continent
World
#79,809
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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