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Cotton, Paul
🇫🇷FIDE 26085682· Male· France· Born in 1949
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Paul Cotton, a 77-year-old French player, is rated 1581 — just 12 short of his peak of 1593 (Mar 2024, age 75). He has fluctuated between 1537 and 1581 over the past 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearance: Open CEA 2025-2026 r8-9. Also played 6 blitz events (including Blitz mensuel d'Aubagne - Avril 2026) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025.
Current rating
1581
Standard
Rpd1561·Blz1544
All-time high
1593
−12 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 75
Mar 2024 · age 75
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#154,284
#154,284 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1575 → returned at 1569
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+289 Elo)
1304 → 1593
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 75
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 75
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1593
at age 75 · −12 from today
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 70
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1569 → 1581
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
7/ 1643.8%
8W0D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #7 | 1784 | +44.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #31 | 817 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #27 | 2304 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #8 | 1582 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | 977 | -4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMyriam Belaid
🇫🇷FRA
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsLina Lognos
🇫🇷FRA·1403
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAngele Graccione
🇫🇷FRA
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met May 2022
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vsMohammed Madi
🇫🇷FRA·2057
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsGuy Gomez
🇫🇷FRA·1661
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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France
#11,946
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#102,129
in continent
World
#154,269
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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