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Willis, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 465216· Male· England· Born in 1988

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Richard Willis, a 38-year-old English player, is rated 1909. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 55-month break between Jan 2019 and Sep 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 2. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 6) recently. His peak of 1965 was reached at age 37 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1909

Standard

Rpd1901·Blz1917

All-time high

1965

−56 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 37

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#45,946

#45,946 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
36th English 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1965
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1880 → 1965
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1965
at age 37 · −56 from today
Feb 2025
2019
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1924 → returned at 1880
Jan 2019
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Nov 2018
First FIDE rating
1876 · at age 30
Nov 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Shahjahon Saidmurodov 1,965
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 2 · Nov 2025 · +23.2 Elo
Evolution
-56
1965 → 1909
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1/ 520.0%
1W0D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 2
Round-Robin
Nov 20251/5#51740-55.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 2 (-55.6 Elo, finished #5).

Rankings

/
England
#743
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#33,848
in continent
World
#45,946
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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7
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