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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 1575 — just 20 short of his peak of 1595 (Mar 2024, age 63). He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The AlphaChess 'Life Begins at...' Round Robin, Muswell Hill FIDE Standard - 14 April 2026, and Muswell Hill FIDE Congress 7-8 April 2026. Also played 26 rapid (including Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid - 15 July 2025) and 4 blitz events (including London Chess Triathlon, August 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 25-month break between Apr 2023 and Jun 2025.
Current rating
1575
Standard
Rpd1443·Blz1559
All-time high
1595
−20 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 63
Mar 2024 · age 63
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,625
#156,625 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1349 → 1595
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 63
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1595
at age 63 · −20 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1325 → returned at 1538
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
1539 → 1575
Tournaments
14
51 games
Score
21.5/ 5142.2%
16W14D21L
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
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #34 | 1823 | -7.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #4 | 1638 | +7.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1601 | +1.4 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1631
+2 −9 =1
12 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsVineet Sood
🇬🇧ENG·1711
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJohn McGann
🇬🇧ENG·1511
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsNick Goulbourne
🇬🇧ENG·1526
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDavid Lawson
🇬🇧ENG·1765
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
England
#2,283
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#103,363
in continent
World
#156,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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