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Foster, Paul
🇬🇧FIDE 447706· Male· England· Born in 1952
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Paul Foster, a 74-year-old English player, is rated 1694 — just 19 short of his peak of 1713 (Jun 2025, age 73). He is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 15 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 12 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1694
Standard
Rpd1719·Blz—
All-time high
1713
−19 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 73
Jun 2025 · age 73
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#111,896
#111,896 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
100 career games
at age 73
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1713
at age 73 · −19 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1512 → 1707
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1707 → returned at 1699
Mar 2024
2023
73rd English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1548
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1713 → 1694
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
13/ 2259.1%
9W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/3 | #5 | 2423 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #7 | 1736 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/4 | #45 | 1653 | -6.8 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 5/3 | #10 | 2425 | +13.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,773
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#78,330
in continent
World
#111,893
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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