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Paul, Bernard
🇧🇪FIDE 235687· Male· Belgium· Born in 1965
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Bernard Paul, a 61-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1940. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. His peak of 1992 was reached at age 49 (Jan 2014).
Current rating
1940
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1992
−52 pts below
Jan 2014 · age 49
Jan 2014 · age 49
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,760
#38,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
32nd Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1948
Apr 2026
2025
55th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1933
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1836 → 1910
Feb 2025
2020
67th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1887
Oct 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1887 → returned at 1874
Apr 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 52
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1913 → 1940
Tournaments
11
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
5W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1215 | 1150 | -10.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #112 | 2060 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #383 | 2783 | +11.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #126 | 1963 | +0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #857 | 1941 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #729 | 1816 | -3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #209 | 2586 | +6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #506 | 2563 | +5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1439 | 1268 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #278 | 2835 | +13.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#555
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#28,629
in continent
World
#38,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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