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Taplin, William

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FIDEFIDE 466042· Male· England· Born in 1958

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William Taplin, a 68-year-old English player, is rated 1597. He has slipped back 71 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Minor U1600, 2026 Isle of Wight Weekend Under 1600, and 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U1700). Also played 2 rapid (including Isle of Wight Rapid Championship) and 1 blitz events (including Isle of Wight Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 1668 was reached at age 67 (Jun 2025).

Current rating

1597

Standard

Rpd1580·Blz1603

All-time high

1668

−71 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 67

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#147,546

#147,546 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 67
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 67
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1668
at age 67 · −71 from today
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1668 · at age 67
Jun 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gillian A Moore 1,851
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM U1750) · Aug 2025 · +11.2 Elo
Evolution
-71
1668 → 1597
Tournaments
8
42 games
Score
21/ 4250.0%
15W12D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Minor U1600
Swiss
Feb 20263/1#162409-21.2
2026 Isle of Wight Weekend Under 1600
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/3#11—-13.2
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U1700)
Swiss
Aug 20252/3#121820+5.2
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM U1750)
Swiss
Aug 20253/4#151954+20.4
1st Swindon Chess Congress - U1900
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/3#561769-23.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: PM Under 1750 (-46.4 Elo, finished #66).

Rankings

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England
#2,180
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#98,567
in continent
World
#147,533
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
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8
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10
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1
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2,840
2
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7
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7
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