William Lin
- FIDE ID
- 343433766
About William Lin
William Lin became British under-ten champion in 2025. He developed through Kingston's chess community and continued to compete against adult club players. In July 2026, he won Kingston's summer blitz tournament with six wins and a draw, conceding his only half-point to John Foley.
ECF ratings
English rankings1917Standard
1882Rapid
1743Blitz
ECF rating history
Published lists
| Date | Type | Scale | Original | Revised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | blitz | rating | 1743 | 1743 |
| 2026-11-01 | rapid | rating | 1882 | 1882 |
| 2026-11-01 | standard | rating | 1917 | 1917 |
| 2026-10-01 | blitz | rating | 1743 | 1743 |
| 2026-10-01 | rapid | rating | 1899 | 1899 |
| 2026-10-01 | standard | rating | 1920 | 1920 |
| 2026-09-01 | blitz | rating | 1641 | 1641 |
| 2026-09-01 | rapid | rating | 1899 | 1899 |
| 2026-09-01 | standard | rating | 1920 | 1920 |
| 2026-08-01 | blitz | rating | 1641 | 1641 |
| 2026-08-01 | rapid | rating | 1899 | 1899 |
| 2026-08-01 | standard | rating | 1927 | 1927 |
| 2026-07-01 | blitz | rating | 1641 | 1641 |
| 2026-07-01 | rapid | rating | 1883 | 1883 |
| 2026-07-01 | standard | rating | 1927 | 1927 |
| 2026-06-01 | blitz | rating | 1628 | 1628 |
| 2026-06-01 | rapid | rating | 1832 | 1832 |
| 2026-06-01 | standard | rating | 1884 | 1898 |
| 2026-05-01 | blitz | rating | 1628 | 1628 |
| 2026-05-01 | rapid | rating | 1813 | 1813 |
| 2026-05-01 | standard | rating | 1884 | 1905 |
| 2026-04-01 | blitz | rating | 1628 | 1628 |
| 2026-04-01 | rapid | rating | 1813 | 1813 |
| 2026-04-01 | standard | rating | 1867 | 1885 |
| 2026-03-01 | blitz | rating | 1628 | 1628 |
| 2026-03-01 | rapid | rating | 1813 | 1813 |
| 2026-03-01 | standard | rating | 1832 | 1826 |
| 2026-02-01 | blitz | rating | 1628 | 1628 |
| 2026-02-01 | rapid | rating | 1812 | 1813 |
| 2026-02-01 | standard | rating | 1826 | 1842 |
| 2026-01-01 | blitz | rating | 1628 | 1628 |
| 2026-01-01 | rapid | rating | 1815 | 1816 |
| 2026-01-01 | standard | rating | 1829 | 1829 |
| 2025-12-01 | blitz | rating | 1628 | 1628 |
| 2025-12-01 | rapid | rating | 1841 | 1841 |
| 2025-12-01 | standard | rating | 1786 | 1786 |
| 2025-11-01 | blitz | rating | 1628 | 1628 |
| 2025-11-01 | rapid | rating | 1841 | 1841 |
| 2025-11-01 | standard | rating | 1732 | 1732 |
| 2025-10-01 | blitz | rating | 1628 | 1628 |
| 2025-10-01 | rapid | rating | 1720 | 1720 |
| 2025-10-01 | standard | rating | 1745 | 1746 |
| 2025-09-01 | blitz | rating | 1628 | 1628 |
| 2025-09-01 | rapid | rating | 1720 | 1720 |
| 2025-09-01 | standard | rating | 1761 | 1762 |
| 2025-08-01 | blitz | rating | 1636 | 1628 |
| 2025-08-01 | rapid | rating | 1641 | 1641 |
| 2025-08-01 | standard | rating | 1741 | 1741 |
| 2025-07-01 | blitz | rating | 1615 | 1615 |
| 2025-07-01 | rapid | rating | 1646 | 1646 |
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 2026 UKCC Terafinal Under 10 | Rapid | 7½ |
| 2026-10-10 | Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - October 2026 - Open | Rapid | 3½ |
| 2026-10-03 | 10th Swindon Rapidplay: Open | Rapid | 1½ |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-10-18 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 7.4 | Kerobyan, Mark | Lin, William | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 2 | 2026-10-18 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 8.3 | Lin, William | Zhestilevskii, Stepan | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 3 | 2026-10-18 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 11.6 | Vijay, Kayal | Lin, William | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 4 | 2026-10-18 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 10.2 | Lin, William | Sennaroglu, Djan | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 5 | 2026-10-18 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 9.5 | Cawdery, Mary | Lin, William | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 6 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 4.5 | Lin, William | Saxena, Advik | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 6.4 | Lin, William | Sanderson, Scarlett | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 8 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 1.1 | Lin, William | Bhaduri, Aviraj | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 9 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 3.2 | Li, Alice | Lin, William | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 10 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 5.3 | Buka, Joshua | Lin, William | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 11 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 10 | Blenheim Palace, England | 2.6 | Lin, William | Dodukh, Artem | 1-0 | 66 | Open |
| 12 | 2026-08-30 | 2nd Swindon Open 2026 | Swindon ENG | 4.22 | Lin,William | Georgiou,George | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 13 | 2026-08-30 | 2nd Swindon Open 2026 | Swindon ENG | 5.18 | Hosdurga,Chirag | Lin,William | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 14 | 2026-08-29 | 2nd Swindon Open 2026 | Swindon ENG | 3.18 | Ashworth,Michael | Lin,William | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 15 | 2026-08-29 | 2nd Swindon Open 2026 | Swindon ENG | 2.12 | Lin,William | Ogunshola,B | 0-1 | 92 | Open |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 15th LCC Super Rapid 2025 | London ENG | 8.63 | Phoebe Witte | William Lin | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 17 | 2025-12-06 | 15th LCC Super Rapid 2025 | London ENG | 3.51 | William Lin | Andreas Ciolek | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 18 | 2025-12-06 | 15th LCC Super Rapid 2025 | London ENG | 1.1 | William Lin | Pavel Eljanov | 0-1 | 59 | Open |