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Girdlestone, Paul C

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FIDEFIDE 408840· Male· England· Born in 1957

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Paul C Girdlestone, a 69-year-old English player, is rated 2052 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2050–2100 range. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, 12th Witney Congress, and 1st Swindon Chess Congress - Open. Also played 3 rapid events (including 9th Swindon Rapidplay - Open) recently. He took a 26-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2191 was reached at age 54 (Nov 2011).

Current rating

2052

Standard

Rpd2083·Blz—

All-time high

2191

−139 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 54

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,507 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2023
18th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2059
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2020 → returned at 2023
Mar 2020
2018
25th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2050
Jan 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 59
Mar 2016
2013
18th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2166
Apr 2013
2011
23rd English 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2191
Nov 2011

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stephen Pickles 2,192
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8 · Mar 2026 · +13.8 Elo
Evolution
-7
2059 → 2052
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
6W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261/2#312131+4.4
12th Witney Congress
Swiss
Nov 20252.5/4#132079+1.2
1st Swindon Chess Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/5#191968-12.4

Rankings

/
England
#314
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#15,058
in continent
World
#20,507
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
1
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2
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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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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
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314🇬🇧Girdlestone, Paul C2,052
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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15058🇬🇧Girdlestone, Paul C2,052
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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20507🇬🇧Girdlestone, Paul C2,052