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Willis, Richard
🇬🇧FIDE 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
Feb 2025 · age 37
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#45,888
#45,888 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-56
1965 → 1909
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1/ 520.0%
1W0D4L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsVenkata Ananth Akshay Kilambi1,991·2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 2·R4·-15.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #5 | 1740 | -55.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#745
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#33,831
in continent
World
#45,887
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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