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Foster, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 447706· Male· England· Born in 1952

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Paul Foster, a 74-year-old English player, is rated 1663. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Minor U1600, 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U1700), and 1st Swindon Chess Congress - U1900. He had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1713 was reached at age 73 (Jun 2025).

Current rating

1663

Standard

Rpd1719·Blz—

All-time high

1713

−50 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 73

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#123,324

#123,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 73
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1713
at age 73 · −50 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1512 → returned at 1699
Jul 2023
73rd English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1548
Jan 2023
2020
89th English 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1560
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fenella Headlong 1,786
1st Swindon Chess Congress - U1900 · Aug 2025 · +12.3 Elo
Evolution
-50
1713 → 1663
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
8W6D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
56th Cotswold Chess Congress - Minor (U1635)
Swiss
May 20263/2#272075-31.2
7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Minor U1600
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/3#52423-6.2
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U1700)
Swiss
Aug 20253/5#71736-6.4
1st Swindon Chess Congress - U1900
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/4#451653-6.8
Worst Elo result: 56th Cotswold Chess Congress - Minor (U1635) (-31.2 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

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England
#1,926
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#85,163
in continent
World
#123,318
out of 400,000+

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