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Paul, Justin
FM🇺🇸FIDE 2086581· Male· United States of America· Born in 2003
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Justin Paul, a 23-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2335 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 22 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier and Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. Also played 1 blitz event (including 3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Blitz) recently.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 15). Earned IM norms at 11th Annual Washington Chess Congress 2019, 9th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open 2022, and 11th Annual Washington International - Championship 2024. At junior level, he reached World #85 in U16, World #50 in U14, World #98 in U12 and #13 and #13 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2335
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2225
All-time high
2335
at best
Mar 2026 · age 23
Mar 2026 · age 23
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#139 · American players · of 4,931
Career timeline
22 entries2026
62nd American 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 2335
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2335
at age 23
Mar 2026
500 career games
at age 23
Mar 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Sep 2024
2023
13th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2314
May 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2323 → 2335
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
6W6D2L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJames Golding2,193·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R5·+6.4
3.[W]vsJulien G. LaurentFM2,149·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R3·+5.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsLeonardo CostaGM2,541·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R4·-4.4
2.[L]vsKirill AlekseenkoGM2,655·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R6·-2.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #11 | 2365 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/8 | #64 | 2324 | -0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel Clancy
🇺🇸USA·1959
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsSahil SinhaIM
🇺🇸USA·2330
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsVishal KoblaCM
🇺🇸USA·1968
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met May 2015
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vsEvan Ling
🇺🇸USA·2065
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2023
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vsPraveen BalakrishnanGM
🇺🇸USA·2500
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#139
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#354
in continent
World
#3,068
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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