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Ashton, Paul
🇬🇧FIDE 343444156· Male· England· Born in 1961
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Paul Ashton, a 65-year-old English player, is rated 1671 — just 21 short of his peak of 1692 (Oct 2025, age 64). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 9 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Intermediate, 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major, and 2025 British Championship: AM Under 1600. Also played 1 rapid event recently.
Current rating
1671
Standard
Rpd1619·Blz—
All-time high
1692
−21 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 64
Oct 2025 · age 64
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#120,067
#120,067 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
All-time peak 1692
at age 64 · −21 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 64
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 64
Sep 2025
First FIDE rating
1691 · at age 64
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
4W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #23 | 1974 | -19.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/4 | #20 | 1651 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/1 | #36 | 1711 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Intermediate (-19.6 Elo, finished #23).
Rankings
/
England
#1,883
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#83,250
in continent
World
#120,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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