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Mottram, Paul
🇬🇧FIDE 451266· Male· England· Born in 1964
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Paul Mottram, a 62-year-old English player, is rated 1674. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 92nd Bristol Under 1800 Championship, 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 2000, and 2026 Coventry Open Under 1750. He took a 40-month break between Jan 2020 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1774 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1674
Standard
Rpd1541·Blz1725
All-time high
1774
−100 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60
Mar 2024 · age 60
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#119,019
#119,019 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+265 Elo)
1509 → 1774
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1774
at age 60 · −100 from today
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Jan 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1509 → returned at 1512
Jan 2020
2018
Crossed 1500
at age 54
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1716 → 1674
Tournaments
5
18 games
Score
6.5/ 1836.1%
5W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #17 | 1572 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/5 | #70 | 1578 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #5 | — | +3.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #33 | — | -28.0 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 1/2 | #37 | 1798 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,869
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#82,629
in continent
World
#119,014
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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