What is Bielby, Paul R's FIDE rating?

Bielby, Paul R's current standard FIDE rating is 1836.

What is Bielby, Paul R's rapid rating?

Bielby, Paul R's current FIDE rapid rating is 1929.

What is Bielby, Paul R's blitz rating?

Bielby, Paul R's current FIDE blitz rating is 1913.

What is Bielby, Paul R's world ranking?

Bielby, Paul R is currently ranked #65,404 in the world (standard rating).

What is Bielby, Paul R's ranking in England?

Bielby, Paul R is currently ranked #1048 in England.

What is Bielby, Paul R's continental ranking?

Bielby, Paul R is currently ranked #47,719 in their continent.

What is Bielby, Paul R's ranking in the 80+ category?

Bielby, Paul R is ranked #10 in England in the 80+ age group.

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

Bielby, Paul R's all-time peak standard rating is 1953.

When did Bielby, Paul R receive their first FIDE rating?

Bielby, Paul R first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2012.

Which federation does Bielby, Paul R represent?

Bielby, Paul R represents England (ENG).

How old is Bielby, Paul R?

Bielby, Paul R was born in 1936 and is 90 years old.

When did Bielby, Paul R reach their peak rating?

Bielby, Paul R reached their peak standard rating of 1953 in 2015, at age 79.

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Bielby, Paul R

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FIDE 429864· Male· England· Born in 1936

Paul R Bielby, a 90-year-old English player, is rated 1836. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Mar 2024 and Sep 2025. Recent appearance: 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major. Also played 1 blitz event (including South Shields FIDE Rated Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 1953 was reached at age 79 (May 2015).

Current rating

1836

Standard

Rpd1929·Blz1913

All-time high

1953

−117 pts below
May 2015 · age 79

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#65,404

#65,404 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries

2025

Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)

1732 → 1839

Feb 2025

2024

Re-crossed 1800

at age 88

Mar 2024

Inactive for 17 months

paused at 1839 → returned at 1836

Mar 2024

2017

2nd English 80+ player

at age 81 · rated 1939

Apr 2017

2016

10th English 75-80 player

at age 80 · rated 1936

Nov 2016

2015

100 career games

at age 79

Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs John Gillett 1,669

17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major · Aug 2025 · +5.5 Elo

Evolution

-3

1839 → 1836

Tournaments

1

5 games

Score

3.5/ 570.0%

3W1D1L

Top 2 wins

1.[W]vsJohn Gillett1,669·17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major·R1·+5.5

2.[W]vsGert De Block1,648·17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major·R2·+5.1

Top 1 loss

1.[L]vsPaul Doherty1,823·17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major·R4·-10.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major Swiss	Aug 2025	3.5/4	#9	2054	-3.0	▸

Rankings

/

England

#1,048

out of 3,845 players

Europe

#47,719

in continent

World

#65,404

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	2,629
5	🇬🇧McShane, Luke J	2,597
6	🇬🇧Short, Nigel D	2,594
7	🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel Howard	2,537
8	🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew J	2,529
9	🇬🇧Nunn, John D M	2,514
10	🇬🇧Conquest, Stuart C	2,506
...
1048	🇬🇧Bielby, Paul R	1,836

Europe

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
3	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
3	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
5	🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2,739
6	🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden	2,735
7	🇭🇺Rapport, Richard	2,729
8	🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2,717
8	🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2,717
10	🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan	2,708
...
47719	🇬🇧Bielby, Paul R	1,836

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
65404	🇬🇧Bielby, Paul R	1,836