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McMahon, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 408212· Male· England· Born in 1963

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Paul Mcmahon, a 63-year-old English player, is rated 1881. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 Coventry International. He had 3 career breaks: 53 months (2003–2008), 17 months (2009–2010) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2043 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2009).

Current rating

1881

Standard

Rpd1921·Blz—

All-time high

2043

−162 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 46

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#52,933

#52,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
66th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1919
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1862 → 1919
Jul 2024
2022
45th English 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1922
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 56
Sep 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Mar 2016
2015
77th English 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2008
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Manvith Sandhu 1,937
2025 Coventry International · Oct 2025 · +1.2 Elo
Evolution
-13
1894 → 1881
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
1W5D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsNaavya Parikh1,846·2025 Coventry International·R3·+8.6
2.[D]vsManvith Sandhu1,937·2025 Coventry International·R8·+1.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndrew R Brett2,034·2025 Coventry International·R2·-6.2
2.[L]vsMaung Maung Latt2,140·2025 Coventry International·R4·-3.9
3.[L]vsNeil BerryFM2,266·2025 Coventry International·R1·-2.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Coventry International
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/9#571851-14.2

Rankings

/
England
#842
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#38,912
in continent
World
#52,932
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
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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2,506
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842🇬🇧McMahon, Paul1,881
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
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38912🇬🇧McMahon, Paul1,881
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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52932🇬🇧McMahon, Paul1,881