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Ritchie, Paul
🇬🇧FIDE 431508· Male· England· Born in 1976
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Paul Ritchie, a 50-year-old English player, is rated 1662. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2014–2015), 23 months (2017–2019) and 48 months (2020–2024, 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
1662
Standard
Rpd1704·Blz1736
All-time high
1732
−70 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 48
Mar 2024 · age 48
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#123,335
#123,335 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
89th English 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1720
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1554 → 1732
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1732
at age 48 · −70 from today
Mar 2024
2020
68th English 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1554
Oct 2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1554 → returned at 1732
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1690 → 1662
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #14 | 1617 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #10 | 1547 | -13.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,927
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#85,186
in continent
World
#123,330
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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