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Doherty, Paul
🇬🇧FIDE 451126· Male· England· Born in 1976
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Paul Doherty, a 50-year-old English player, is rated 1800. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Cheadle FIDE Open 2026, Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers, and 62nd Hull Congress Under 2000. Also played 2 rapid (including Darnall and Handsworth (Sheffield) 10th FIDE Rated Rapidplay Major) and 1 blitz events (including Darnall and Handsworth (Sheffield) 1st FIDE Rated Blitz) recently. His peak of 1842 was reached at age 48 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1800
Standard
Rpd1762·Blz1763
All-time high
1842
−42 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 48
Mar 2024 · age 48
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,376
#76,376 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Mar 2026
2025
54th English 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1831
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Jun 2025
100 career games
at age 49
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1728 → 1842
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
1832 → 1800
Tournaments
6
31 games
Score
13/ 3141.9%
11W4D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #17 | 1888 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/5 | #42 | 1597 | -27.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #32 | 1785 | -15.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/4 | #4 | 2494 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #26 | 1966 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/4 | #48 | 1967 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,215
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#55,289
in continent
World
#76,375
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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