Format
PT
Paper, Timothy Sean
🇺🇸FIDE 30972620· Male· United States of America· Born in 1967
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Timothy Sean Paper, a 59-year-old American player, is rated 1661. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 22-month break between Aug 2023 and Jul 2025. Recent appearances: 3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - U2200 and 2026 (58th) Virginia Open - Amateur (U1800). His peak of 1710 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1661
Standard
Rpd1707·Blz—
All-time high
1710
−49 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#124,054
#124,054 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2024
Crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1710
at age 57 · −49 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Aug 2023
Crossed 1400
at age 56
Aug 2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1516 → returned at 1690
Aug 2023
First FIDE rating
1516 · at age 56
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
1690 → 1661
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
5/ 1533.3%
5W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #35 | 1470 | -36.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 1867 | +6.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,770
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#15,090
in continent
World
#124,048
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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