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Bloom, Paul
🇬🇧FIDE 454311· Male· England· Born in 1961
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Paul Bloom, a 65-year-old English player, is rated 1660. He has fluctuated between 1634 and 1786 over the past 2 years. 64 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - April 2026, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, and 2026 Isle of Wight Weekend Under 1900. His peak of 1786 was reached at age 63 (Jun 2024).
Current rating
1660
Standard
Rpd1641·Blz1743
All-time high
1786
−126 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 63
Jun 2024 · age 63
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#124,455
#124,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1786
at age 63 · −126 from today
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+202 Elo)
1580 → 1782
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
2018
100 career games
at age 57
Sep 2018
2017
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Jun 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1679 → 1660
Tournaments
19
56 games
Score
27/ 5648.2%
17W20D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2351 | +14.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/3 | #49 | 1631 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | 1664 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #92 | 1723 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #10 | 1693 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #22 | — | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #17 | 2047 | +3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #141 | 2622 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #53 | 1009 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 1644 | -0.4 |
Worst Elo result: London Chess League FIDE Weekender 26-28 September - U2000 (-29.8 Elo, finished #20).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel J Gliddon
🇬🇧ENG·1699
+8 −2 =10
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLana Boztas
🇬🇧ENG·1560
+8 −5 =1
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsIan Pratley
🇬🇧ENG·1653
+0 −1 =12
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDominic W J Warner
🇬🇧ENG·1712
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsBrian Allan
🇬🇧SCO·1621
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
/
England
#1,939
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#85,840
in continent
World
#124,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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