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Russell, Paul

CM🇦🇺

FIDEFIDE 3222632· Male· Australia· Born in 1997

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Paul Russell, a 29-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1759. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open, and 2025 Gosford Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Blitz Open) recently. His peak of 1952 was reached at age 21 (Jun 2018).

Awarded CM in 2017 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #14 and #16 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1759

Standard

Rpd1877·Blz1806

All-time high

1952

193 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 21

Activity

41

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#89,519

#89,519 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1564 → 1684
Dec 2024
2020
53rd Australian 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 1868
Oct 2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1868 → returned at 1804
Feb 2020
2018
All-time peak 1952
at age 21 · −193 from today
Jun 2018
2017
14th Australian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1922
Dec 2017
100 career games
at age 20
Aug 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open
perf 1871 (+124) · 4.5/7 · #28
Top opponent
vs Anthony HainCM 1,992
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open · Mar 2026 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
+35
17241759
Tournaments
8
31 games
Score
15.5/ 3150.0%
14W5D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20262/3#191675-6.0
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/6#561861+18.2
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/7#281871+27.8
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/2#502643-3.8
Open Swiss
Sep 20250/1#381165-5.8
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/1#132286+4.2
Swiss
Aug 20251/2#171719-2.4
Swiss
Jul 20251.5/4#141751+2.6

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Australia
#538
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,316
in continent
World
#89,517
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,460
6
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2,423
7
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2,409
8
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2,399
9
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2,389
10
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538🇦🇺Russell, Paul1,759
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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11316🇦🇺Russell, Paul1,759
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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89517🇦🇺Russell, Paul1,759