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Chantrell, Paul
🇬🇧FIDE 451967· Male· England· Born in 1965
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Paul Chantrell, a 61-year-old English player, is rated 1746. He has fluctuated between 1735 and 1778 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Major, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and 2025 British Championship: Major Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 British Championship: Rapidplay Under 2000) and 8 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 2) recently. His peak of 1778 was reached at age 61 (May 2026).
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1688·Blz1749
All-time high
1778
−32 pts below
May 2026 · age 61
May 2026 · age 61
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1778
at age 61 · −32 from today
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+190 Elo)
1559 → 1749
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 58
Jun 2023
2022
86th English 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1581
Apr 2022
2020
94th English 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1546
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1761 → 1746
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
8W11D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #24 | 1674 | -32.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #971 | 1982 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #94 | 1744 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #47 | 1807 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohsen Abedian
🇬🇧ENG·1734
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsDave J Bluestone
🇬🇧ENG
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsOliver Finnegan
🇬🇧ENG·1814
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsJonathan Rubeck
🇬🇧ENG·1895
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsBrendan OGorman
🇬🇧ENG·1721
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings
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England
#1,505
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#66,997
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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