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Goddard, Paul J

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FIDEFIDE 30900670· Male· United States of America· Born in 1955

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Paul J Goddard, a 71-year-old American player, is rated 1665. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Confluence Open, 2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open, and 2025 Brennan's Open. He took a 91-month break between Oct 2016 and Jun 2024. His peak of 1837 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1665

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1837

−172 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#122,545

#122,545 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1729 → 1797
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1837
at age 69 · −172 from today
Mar 2024
2016
93rd American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1729
Oct 2016
Inactive for 91 months
paused at 1729 → returned at 1795
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ananya WadhwaWCM 1,857
The Confluence Open · Dec 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-53
1718 → 1665
Tournaments
6
29 games
Score
9/ 2931.0%
4W10D15L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAbdullah Yusuf Pelen1,517·2025 Kent Family Open·R3·-14.8
2.[L]vsDaniel Marmer1,681·2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open·R2·-9.4
3.[L]vsHenry Sondag1,713·2025 Beckstead Family Open·R3·-9.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Confluence Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/4#151724+4.0
2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/4#271606-7.4
2025 Brennan's Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20251/3#301687-10.4
2025 Beckstead Family Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20251.5/5#241552-20.2
2025 Catherine McLaughlin Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/5#111712+0.8
2025 Kent Family Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20251.5/3#251745-19.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Beckstead Family Open (-20.2 Elo, finished #24).

Most-Played Opponents

vsSteven Goldschmidt
🇺🇸USA·1470
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNeerav Bomjan
🇺🇸USA·1467
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsFinn Pagliarini
🇺🇸USA·1740
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMatthew Pikus
🇺🇸USA·1957
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#3,727
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#14,875
in continent
World
#122,539
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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