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Colburn, Paul J
🇬🇧FIDE 420042· Male· England· Born in 1974
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Paul J Colburn, a 52-year-old English player, is rated 1855. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Southall FIDE Congress - 28, 29 March 2026 - U1900 and London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000. Also played 1 rapid event (including Poplar Rapid Tournament July 2025 - U2000) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2015–2016), 13 months (2016–2018), 14 months (2018–2019) and 62 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2033 was reached at age 38 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd1914·Blz—
All-time high
2033
−178 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 38
Sep 2012 · age 38
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,012
#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
50th English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1914
Jan 2025
2024
40th English 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1930
Sep 2024
2019
52nd English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1919
Nov 2019
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 1919 → returned at 1930
Jun 2019
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1898 → returned at 1907
Feb 2018
2016
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1898
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
1895 → 1855
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
7W3D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJames William Ian Sweetnam1,753·London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000·R3·+6.8
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGesneria-Codruta Cepoi1,581·London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000·R5·-16.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1964 | +15.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #11 | 1764 | -29.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #9 | 1694 | -25.2 |
Rankings
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England
#954
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#43,941
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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