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Ross, Paul

FM🇨🇦

FIDEFIDE 2600420· Male· Canada· Born in 1964

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Paul Ross, a 62-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2144 and sitting in the top 5% of Canadian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2144 and 2189 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2017–2019) and 71 months (2019–2025). His peak of 2305 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2001); he also reached Canadian #36 in Apr 2001.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37).

Current rating

2144

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2305

−161 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#85 · Canadian players · of 1,718

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
3rd Canadian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2162
May 2025
2020
6th Canadian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2189
Apr 2020
2019
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 2189 → returned at 2162
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2237 → returned at 2189
Feb 2017
2016
3rd Canadian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2282
Jul 2016
2001
Peak Canadian rank: #36
at age 37 · rated 2305
Apr 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nigel R DaviesGM 2,290
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50 · Apr 2026 · +3.9 Elo
Evolution
-18
2162 → 2144
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
3W8D1L
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50
Team
Apr 20264/7#952148-2.2
2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section
Swiss
Apr 20263/5#162047-16.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section (-16.4 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
Canada
#85
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,241
in continent
World
#11,701
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2,533
2
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2,513
3
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2,485
4
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2,470
5
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2,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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2,427
9
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2,419
10
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2,414
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85🇨🇦Ross, Paul2,144
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1241🇨🇦Ross, Paul2,144
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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11701🇨🇦Ross, Paul2,144