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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 66 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 88-month break between Oct 2016 and Mar 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

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

Signature stat

#122,221

#122,221 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1729 → 1837
Mar 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 88 months
paused at 1729 → returned at 1837
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ananya WadhwaWCM 1,857
The Confluence Open · Dec 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-52
1717 → 1665
Tournaments
7
33 games
Score
10/ 3330.3%
5W10D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 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
Worst Elo result: 2025 Beckstead Family Open (-20.2 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#3,687
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#14,858
in continent
World
#122,216
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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3687🇺🇸Goddard, Paul J1,665
Americas
1
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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7
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7
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10
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