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ENG · 68 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1625 (By Nov 2025)

Best performance: 1405 at 4th Stoke Gifford Rapidplay inc. 3rd Bristol League Rapidplay Championship - Major(Best of 2026)

World #=122160 live, down 2145#120,015 publishedEngland #=1674Europe #=62592among active players

Rapid rating

1580

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

On FIDE’s list since Nov 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1625 to 1580 over the last 12 months; peak 1625 by November 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261616, +22, 2 games1580, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261594, 0, 0 games1580, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261594, -27, 8 games1580, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261621, 0, 0 games1580, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261621, -10, 3 games1580, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261631, +34, 3 games1580, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games
May 20261597, 0, 0 games1580, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261597, -21, 1 game1580, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261618, -13, 3 games1580, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261631, 0, 0 games1580, -45, 4 games1603, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261631, 0, 0 games1625, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251631, 0, 0 games1625, 0, 0 games1603, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

From 19 rapid games on record, the latest on Jan 24.

In Progress

vsDave Williamsunrated
PairedR4Isle of Wight Ocean Chess Tournament - Weekday Minorstandard

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
4th Stoke Gifford Rapidplay inc. 3rd Bristol League Rapidplay Championship - MajorJan 24TPR 14052/7

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 8 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2018–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Phil B Pinto, Oct 2025 · Isle of Wight Rapid Championship, 1689
2, Bernadette Marie, Jan 2026 · 4th Stoke Gifford Rapidplay inc. 3rd Bristol League Rapidplay Championship - Major, 1528

* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Rapid

3 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
20264115981405
2025211568—
20182½1362—

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 Taplin · Rapid

World

  1. #=122160Hugo Marie1580.0
  2. #=122160Mark Panishtshev1580.0
  3. #=122160William Taplin1580.0
  4. #=122160Hankare Ashish1580.0
  5. #=122160Ilir Cara1580.0

England

  1. #=1674Santiago Bello1580.0
  2. #=1674Xavi Kumar1580.0
  3. #=1674William Taplin1580.0
  4. #=1683Iaroslav Bunbich1579.0
  5. #=1683Alexander Belay1579.0

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

William Taplin: Live FIDE Rating 1617