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Calderon, Paul
🇺🇸FIDE 2082160· Male· United States of America· Born in 1998
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Paul Calderon, a 28-year-old American player, is rated 1886. He has fluctuated between 1886 and 1920 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May-June Marshall Mondays Round 1-3, 2026 April-May Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 1-2, and 2026 April-May Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-4. He took a 77-month break between Sep 2017 and Mar 2024. His peak of 1920 was reached at age 27 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #94, #96 and #91 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1886
Standard
Rpd1893·Blz1893
All-time high
1920
−34 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 27
Oct 2025 · age 27
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#51,561
#51,561 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1920
at age 27 · −34 from today
Oct 2025
2018
94th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1840
Aug 2018
2017
Inactive for 77 months
paused at 1840 → returned at 1895
Sep 2017
100 career games
at age 19
Sep 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2017
2015
96th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1918
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1904 → 1886
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
10.5/ 2052.5%
10W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChase Knowles2,026·2025 September-October Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 1-4·R3·+13.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 2066 | +13.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1775 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #24 | 1705 | -19.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | #17 | 2578 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #16 | 2905 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #18 | 1608 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #12 | 2592 | +15.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 April-May Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 3-6 (-19.8 Elo, finished #24).
Rankings
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United States of America
#1,429
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,695
in continent
World
#51,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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