What is Blum, Paul A's FIDE rating?

Blum, Paul A's current standard FIDE rating is 1429.

What is Blum, Paul A's blitz rating?

Blum, Paul A's current FIDE blitz rating is 1520.

What is Blum, Paul A's world ranking?

Blum, Paul A is currently ranked #209,083 in the world (standard rating).

What is Blum, Paul A's ranking in United States of America?

Blum, Paul A is currently ranked #4906 in United States of America.

What is Blum, Paul A's continental ranking?

Blum, Paul A is currently ranked #24,759 in their continent.

What is Blum, Paul A's ranking in the 40-45 category?

Blum, Paul A is ranked #169 in United States of America in the 40-45 age group.

What is Blum, Paul A's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Blum, Paul A's all-time peak standard rating is 1600.

When did Blum, Paul A receive their first FIDE rating?

Blum, Paul A first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2022.

Which federation does Blum, Paul A represent?

Blum, Paul A represents United States of America (USA).

How old is Blum, Paul A?

Blum, Paul A was born in 1982 and is 44 years old.

When did Blum, Paul A reach their peak rating?

Blum, Paul A reached their peak standard rating of 1600 in 2024, at age 42.

BP

Blum, Paul A

🇺🇸

FIDE 2057441· Male· United States of America· Born in 1982

Paul A Blum, a 44-year-old American player, is rated 1429. He has slipped back 92 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 5-7, 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-4, and 2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7. Also played 6 blitz events (including 2026 February Mechanics Blitz #2 - 1800 and Over) recently. His peak of 1600 was reached at age 42 (May 2024).

Current rating

1429

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1520

All-time high

1600

−171 pts below
May 2024 · age 42

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#209,374

#209,374 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries

2024

K-factor lowered to 20

at age 42

Dec 2024

Crossed 1600

at age 42

May 2024

All-time peak 1600

at age 42 · −171 from today

May 2024

Best 12-month gain (+346 Elo)

1216 → 1562

Mar 2024

Crossed 1500

at age 42

Mar 2024

Crossed 1400

at age 42

Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Ivan Rothman 1,768

2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7 · Jan 2026 · +7.3 Elo

Evolution

-83

1512 → 1429

Tournaments

10

33 games

Score

9/ 3327.3%

8W4D21L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsSteven Lee Myers1,592·2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7·R4·+12.9

2.[W]vsAnthony Patrick Carion1,552·2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7·R1·+11.8

3.[D]vsIvan Rothman1,768·2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7·R2·+7.3

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsDouglas A Burkhardt1,434·2025 2nd Silman Tuesday Night Marathon - U1600 Round 4-7·R4·-11.6

2.[L]vsDavid Olson1,423·2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-3·R2·-11.3

3.[L]vsDanny Cao1,506·2025 2nd Silman Tuesday Night Marathon - U1600 Round 4-7·R1·-9.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 5-7 Swiss	Mar 2026	0/1	#21	653	-9.6	▸
2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-4 Swiss	Mar 2026	1.5/2	#15	1761	-3.0	▸
2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7 Swiss	Jan 2026	1.5/3	#20	1673	-3.2	▸
2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-3 Swiss	Jan 2026	0.5/2	#16	1391	-2.8	▸
2025 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-3 Swiss	Nov 2025	0/2	#19	784	-13.4	▸

Worst Elo result: 2025 2nd Silman Tuesday Night Marathon - U1600 Round 4-7 (-22.8 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

/

United States of America

#4,906

out of 5,412 players

Americas

#24,759

in continent

World

#209,083

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

United States of America

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
4	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
5	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,728
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,718
8	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
4906	🇺🇸Blum, Paul A	1,429

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
4	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
5	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,728
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,718
8	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
24759	🇺🇸Blum, Paul A	1,429

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
209083	🇺🇸Blum, Paul A	1,429