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Royal Jr., Paul

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FIDEFIDE 2037904· Male· United States of America· Born in 1981

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Paul Royal Jr., a 45-year-old American player, is rated 1828. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open, 30th Annual Mid-America Open - Major, and 35th Annual North American Open - U2100. He had 5 career breaks: 66 months (2009–2014), 23 months (2015–2017), 12 months (2017–2018), 16 months (2018–2020) and 20 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2085 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2014).

Previously known as Paul Fricano (until May 2026).

Current rating

1828

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2033

All-time high

2085

−257 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 33

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#67,730

#67,730 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
Renamed to Royal Jr., Paul
at age 45
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1857
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 42
Jun 2023
2022
31st American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1964
Jan 2022
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1966
Oct 2018
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2028 → returned at 2018
Jul 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Charles Troutman 1,963
30th Annual Mid-America Open - Major · Mar 2026 · +13.5 Elo
Evolution
-67
1895 → 1828
Tournaments
5
18 games
Score
5/ 1827.8%
4W2D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/5#121764-9.2
30th Annual Mid-America Open - Major
Open Swiss
Mar 20261.5/4#231915+6.4
35th Annual North American Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/4#1851709-25.8
20th Annual Los Angeles Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Nov 20250/1#52915-14.8
20th Annual Los Angeles Open - Major
Open Swiss
Nov 20250/2#801031-23.0
Worst Elo result: 35th Annual North American Open - U2100 (-25.8 Elo, finished #185).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,914
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#7,704
in continent
World
#67,730
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1914🇺🇸Royal Jr., Paul1,828
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
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2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
7704🇺🇸Royal Jr., Paul1,828
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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67730🇺🇸Royal Jr., Paul1,828