What is Heaton, Paul's FIDE rating?

Heaton, Paul's current standard FIDE rating is 1978.

What is Heaton, Paul's rapid rating?

Heaton, Paul's current FIDE rapid rating is 1971.

What is Heaton, Paul's world ranking?

Heaton, Paul is currently ranked #30,990 in the world (standard rating).

What is Heaton, Paul's ranking in England?

Heaton, Paul is currently ranked #489 in England.

What is Heaton, Paul's continental ranking?

Heaton, Paul is currently ranked #23,780 in their continent.

What is Heaton, Paul's ranking in the 45-50 category?

Heaton, Paul is ranked #27 in England in the 45-50 age group.

What is Heaton, Paul's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Heaton, Paul's all-time peak standard rating is 2044.

When did Heaton, Paul receive their first FIDE rating?

Heaton, Paul first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2002.

Which federation does Heaton, Paul represent?

Heaton, Paul represents England (ENG).

How old is Heaton, Paul?

Heaton, Paul was born in 1975 and is 51 years old.

When did Heaton, Paul reach their peak rating?

Heaton, Paul reached their peak standard rating of 2044 in 2011, at age 36.

HP

Heaton, Paul

🇬🇧INACTIVE · since January 2025

FIDE 411116· Male· England· Born in 1975

Paul Heaton, a 51-year-old English player, is rated 1978. He plays around 3 rated games per year and had 5 career breaks: 102 months (2002–2010), 14 months (2012–2013), 39 months (2013–2017), 35 months (2017–2020) and 59 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) recently. His peak of 2044 was reached at age 36 (Mar 2011).

Current rating

1978

Standard

Rpd1971·Blz—

All-time high

2044

−66 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 36

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#31,128

#31,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries

2025

30th English 45-50 player

at age 50 · rated 1978

Sep 2025

Inactive for 16 months

paused at 1978 → still inactive

Jan 2025

2020

35th English 40-45 player

at age 45 · rated 1991

Oct 2020

Inactive for 59 months

paused at 1991 → returned at 1978

Jan 2020

2017

Inactive for 35 months

paused at 1991 → returned at 1991

Jan 2017

2014

37th English 35-40 player

at age 39 · rated 2002

Aug 2014

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution

0

1978 → 1978

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Rankings

/

England

#489

out of 3,855 players

Europe

#23,780

in continent

World

#30,990

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

England

1	🇬🇧Vitiugov, Nikita	2,666
2	🇬🇧Howell, David W L	2,665
3	🇬🇧Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B	2,639
4	🇬🇧Adams, Michael	2,622
5	🇬🇧McShane, Luke J	2,597
6	🇬🇧Short, Nigel D	2,594
7	🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel Howard	2,539
8	🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew J	2,516
9	🇬🇧Nunn, John D M	2,512
10	🇬🇧Conquest, Stuart C	2,506

Europe

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
3	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
4	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,744
5	🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2,739
6	🇭🇺Rapport, Richard	2,729
7	🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden	2,728
8	🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2,721
9	🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2,717
10	🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan	2,713

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753