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Ritchie, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 431508· Male· England· Born in 1976

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Paul Ritchie, a 50-year-old English player, is rated 1681. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2014–2015), 23 months (2017–2019) and 59 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 2nd Folkestone FIDE Congress - U1750 and FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - D. His peak of 1732 was reached at age 48 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1681

Standard

Rpd1704·Blz1736

All-time high

1732

−51 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 48

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#116,817

#116,817 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
89th English 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1720
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+166 Elo)
1554 → 1720
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1732
at age 48 · −51 from today
Mar 2024
2020
68th English 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1554
Oct 2020
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1554 → returned at 1720
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Roland Fraser 1,685
35th Frome Chess Congress - Inter (U1750) · May 2026 · +10.1 Elo
Evolution
-9
1690 → 1681
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
5W2D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Frome Chess Congress - Inter (U1750)
Open Swiss
May 20262/2#142439+18.6
2nd Folkestone FIDE Congress - U1750
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/3#141617-14.8
FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - D
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/4#101547-13.2

Rankings

/
England
#1,840
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#81,363
in continent
World
#116,812
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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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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1840🇬🇧Ritchie, Paul1,681
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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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81363🇬🇧Ritchie, Paul1,681
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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