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Cooksey, Paul S

FM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 405051· Male· England· Born in 1971

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Paul S Cooksey, a 55-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2208 and sitting in the top 5% of English players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 17 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6, and 59th Berks and Bucks Chess Congress - Championship. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2001–2004) and 49 months (2014–2018). His peak of 2310 was reached at age 42 (Dec 2013); he also reached English #65 in Apr 2022.

Awarded FM in 2008 (age 37).

Current rating

2208

Standard

Rpd2329·Blz—

All-time high

2310

−102 pts below
Dec 2013 · age 42

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#121 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

17 entries
2022
9th English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2292
Oct 2022
Peak English rank: #65
at age 51 · rated 2282
Apr 2022
2020
7th English 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2290
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 48
Dec 2019
2014
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2292 → returned at 2284
Feb 2014
2013
9th English 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2310
Dec 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rhys CummingFM 2,318
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
-16
2224 → 2208
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
4W7D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#742016-10.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#312322+9.0
59th Berks and Bucks Chess Congress - Championship
Swiss
Aug 20254/6#42068-17.8
Worst Elo result: 59th Berks and Bucks Chess Congress - Championship (-17.8 Elo, finished #4).

Rankings

/
England
#121
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#5,401
in continent
World
#7,746
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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3
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4
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5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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121🇬🇧Cooksey, Paul S2,208
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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5401🇬🇧Cooksey, Paul S2,208
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
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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2,753
9
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7746🇬🇧Cooksey, Paul S2,208