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Girdlestone, Paul C
🇬🇧FIDE 408840· Male· England· Born in 1957
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Paul C Girdlestone, a 69-year-old English player, is rated 2054 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2050–2100 range. 15 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
2054
Standard
Rpd2083·Blz—
All-time high
2191
−137 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 54
Nov 2011 · age 54
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,299 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2023
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2059 → 2054
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #37 | 2098 | +2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 2131 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 2079 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #19 | 1968 | -12.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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England
#315
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#14,890
in continent
World
#20,299
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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England
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