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Motwani, Paul

GM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 2400022· Male· Scotland· Born in 1962

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Paul Motwani, a 64-year-old Scottish Grandmaster, is rated 2399 and ranked 4th among Scottish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2350–2400 range. 16 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact Senioren and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2014–2017) and 31 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2552 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2004, World #276 at the time); he spent 154 months in Scottish top 3, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 39).

Current rating

2399

Standard

Rpd2404·Blz—

All-time high

2552

−153 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 42

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#4

#4 · Scottish players · of 384
154 months in National top 3 (2001–2026)

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
154 months in national top 3
longest streak 55 months · since Jan 2001
Jan 2026
2023
37th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2413
Jul 2023
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2440 → returned at 2429
Jan 2019
2018
44th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2451
Apr 2018
2014
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2470 → returned at 2453
Dec 2014
2013
33rd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2499
Jul 2013

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michal KrasenkowGM 2,490
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 · Oct 2025 · +1.2 Elo
Evolution
0
2399 → 2399
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
11.5/ 1671.9%
9W5D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact Senioren
Swiss
Dec 20254/5#32152-6.0
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50
Open Swiss
Oct 20257.5/11#72425+5.5

Rankings

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Scotland
#4
out of 460 players
Europe
#1,067
in continent
World
#1,699
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2,456
2
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2,450
3
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2,413
42,399
5
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2,385
6
🇬🇧Vijayakumar, RishiFollow Rishi VijayakumarTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,334
7
🇬🇧Abdulla, MuradFollow Murad AbdullaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,323
8
🇬🇧Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanFollow Ketevan Arakhamia-GrantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,306
9
🇬🇧Bryson, Douglas MFollow Douglas M BrysonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,294
10
🇬🇧Gourlay, IainFollow Iain GourlayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,278
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
1067🇬🇧Motwani, Paul2,399
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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1699🇬🇧Motwani, Paul2,399