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McWilliams, Mark
🇬🇧FIDE 490067· Male· England· Born in 1961
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Mark Mcwilliams, a 65-year-old English player, is rated 1574 — just 21 short of his peak of 1595 (Mar 2024, age 63). He has fluctuated between 1528 and 1595 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Muswell Hill FIDE Standard - 14 April 2026, Muswell Hill FIDE Congress 7-8 April 2026, and AlphaChess FIDE Classical - Rosewood (U1800). Also played 26 rapid (including Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid - 15 July 2025) and 3 blitz events (including London Chess Triathlon, August 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 14-month break between Mar 2024 and Jun 2025.
Current rating
1574
Standard
Rpd1468·Blz1547
All-time high
1595
−21 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 63
Mar 2024 · age 63
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,257
#156,257 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+270 Elo)
1325 → 1595
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 63
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1595
at age 63 · −21 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1595 → returned at 1538
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
1538 → 1574
Tournaments
11
37 games
Score
17/ 3745.9%
14W6D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndrew PE Smith1,745·AlphaChess FIDE Weekender - North London Gateway - June 2025 - Challengers·R1·+30.6
3.[W]vsRufus Behr1,729·AlphaChess FIDE Weekender - North London Gateway - Oct 2025 - Challengers·R5·+15.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKayal Vijay1,536·AlphaChess FIDE Weekender - North London Gateway - June 2025 - Challengers·R5·-20.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #8 | 1509 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #23 | 1943 | +8.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #10 | 1636 | +11.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2500 | +14.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1472 | -4.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#2,264
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#103,124
in continent
World
#156,240
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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