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Pottinger, Carl
🇨🇦FIDE 2615215· Male· Canada
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Carl Pottinger, a Canadian player, is rated 1751. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Manitoba Open - Premier, 2026 1st Punzalan Law Open Chess Tournament- Open Section, and 2026 April TNT. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 MCA St. Mary's FIDE September Rapid - Open) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 MCA December FIDE Blitz) recently. He took a 117-month break between Sep 2012 and Jul 2022. His peak of 2001 was reached (Sep 2011).
Current rating
1751
Standard
Rpd1912·Blz1879
All-time high
2001
−250 pts below
Sep 2011
Sep 2011
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#92,209
#92,209 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
100 career games
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1700 → 1809
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1800
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
Sep 2023
2012
Inactive for 117 months
paused at 1981 → returned at 1933
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1766 → 1751
Tournaments
13
64 games
Score
26/ 6440.6%
20W12D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #15 | 1851 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #20 | 1900 | +18.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 1723 | -11.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #16 | 1405 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #14 | 1859 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #12 | — | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #14 | 1752 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #23 | 1798 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1966 | +25.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/5 | #17 | — | -14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGustav L Baron
🇨🇦CAN·2051
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsZixuan Zhou
🇨🇦CAN·1958
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGabriel Hamm
🇨🇦CAN·1934
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJohn Klokow
🇨🇦CAN·1807
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsBlair A Rutter
🇨🇦CAN·1836
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
Canada
#779
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#10,851
in continent
World
#92,207
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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