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Cumbers, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 411299· Male· England· Born in 1975

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Paul Cumbers, a 51-year-old English player, is rated 2122 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 19 months (2013–2015) and 46 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4. His peak of 2218 was reached at age 34 (Sep 2009).

Current rating

2122

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2218

−96 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 34

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,469 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
9th English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2156
Jan 2026
2025
11th English 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2156
Nov 2025
2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2114 → returned at 2116
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 45
Feb 2020
2018
12th English 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2174
Jan 2018
2015
100 career games
at age 40
May 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tim KettFM 2,101
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2 · Oct 2025 · +8.4 Elo
Evolution
-25
2147 → 2122
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsTim KettFM2,101·2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2·R2·+8.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20260.5/2#581903-11.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#592086-1.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/1#691250-12.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260/1#741400-8.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20251/1#252901+8.8

Rankings

/
England
#218
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#9,738
in continent
World
#13,469
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,506
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218🇬🇧Cumbers, Paul2,122
Europe
1
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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
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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9738🇬🇧Cumbers, Paul2,122
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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13469🇬🇧Cumbers, Paul2,122