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ENG · 64 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2460 (By Jun 2022)

Best performance: 2375 at 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Blitz Qualifier 2(Best of 2024)

World #=1233 live, down 25#1,208 publishedEngland #23Europe #=698among active players

Blitz rating

2384

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jun 2022

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2439 to 2384 over the last 12 months; peak 2460 by June 2022.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262473, +5, 2 games2492, 0, 0 games2384, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262468, 0, 0 games2492, 0, 0 games2384, -37, 14 games
Sep 20262468, 0, 0 games2492, 0, 0 games2421, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262468, 0, 0 games2492, 0, 0 games2421, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262468, 0, 0 games2492, 0, 0 games2421, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262468, 0, 0 games2492, 0, 0 games2421, 0, 0 games
May 20262468, 0, 0 games2492, 0, 0 games2421, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262468, +4, 2 games2492, 0, 0 games2421, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262464, 0, 0 games2492, 0, 0 games2421, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262464, 0, 0 games2492, 0, 0 games2421, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262464, -10, 2 games2492, 0, 0 games2421, -18, 9 games
Dec 20252474, 0, 0 games2492, 0, 0 games2439, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Sep 6.

From 65 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 6.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 1 (Harrow)Sep 6TPR 20478½/15

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 65 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2022–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Shreyas Royal, Dec 2024 · 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Blitz Group D, 2395
2, IM Joseph McPhillips, Nov 2024 · 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Blitz Qualifier 2, 2322
3, IM Yichen Han, Nov 2024 · 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Blitz Qualifier 2, 2310

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 7 of 65 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 3 of 3 games.

All openings

No opening played 3 times yet (3 games with this colour).

Event timeline · Blitz

6 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026148½19672047
20259619832108
202416922772320
20231411½20702332
2022121018782151

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near William N Watson · Blitz

World

  1. #=1233IM Shiyam Thavandiran2384.0
  2. #=1233IM Dionisio Aldama Degurnay2384.0
  3. #=1233GM William N Watson2384.0
  4. #=1233IM Christof Sielecki2384.0
  5. #=1233IM Dragan Stamenkovic2384.0

England

  1. #21IM Craig A Hanley2391.0
  2. #22GM Simon K Williams2389.0
  3. #23GM William N Watson2384.0
  4. #24Livio Cancedda-Dupuis2382.2
  5. #25GM H James Plaskett2375.8

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.

GM William N Watson: Live FIDE Rating 2473