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Carpenter, Paul A

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FIDEFIDE 408930· Male· Jersey· Born in 1980

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Paul A Carpenter, a 46-year-old player, is rated 1858. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Open and 2025 British Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including Saso Jersey Open Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1986 was reached at age 42 (Sep 2022); he also reached #2 nationally in Nov 2019 and spent 42 months in top 3.

Competes for Jersey since Jan 2019.

Current rating

1858

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1964

All-time high

1986

−128 pts below
Sep 2022 · age 42

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#59,176

#59,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
42 months in National top 3 (2019–2025)

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1875
Jan 2026
2025
42 months in national top 3
longest streak 18 months · since May 2019
Nov 2025
2024
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1985
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1922 → 1985
Aug 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Nov 2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1948
Nov 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
The St Helier Weekender 2026
perf 2099 (+241) · 4/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Luke Anthony Honey 2,082
2025 British Championship · Aug 2025 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-64
1922 → 1858
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
7/ 2035.0%
3W8D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGeorge Girard1,822·The St Helier Weekender 2026·R3·+9.0
2.[D]vsLuke Anthony Honey2,082·2025 British Championship·R3·+5.3
3.[D]vsJonathan HawesFM2,063·The St Helier Weekender 2026·R5·+5.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMarek Korsinskij1,727·2025 British Championship·R7·-14.0
2.[L]vsRufus Behr1,768·Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Open·R2·-12.3
3.[L]vsGerda NevskaWCM1,799·2025 British Championship·R8·-12.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The St Helier Weekender 2026
Swiss
May 20264/5#42099+10.2
Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20261.5/5#341684-27.0
2025 British Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/9#941695-47.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship (-47.6 Elo, finished #94).

Rankings

/
Jersey
#7
out of 28 players
Europe
#43,348
in continent
World
#59,175
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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