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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 1646. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 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
1646
Standard
Rpd1641·Blz1743
All-time high
1786
−140 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 63
Jun 2024 · age 63
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#129,190
#129,190 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1786
at age 63 · −140 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1673 → 1646
Tournaments
19
57 games
Score
28.5/ 5750.0%
18W21D18L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRobin T Morris-Weston1,699·Coulsdon Chess Late Spring Standardplay Congress 2025 - U1750·R4·+10.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 19| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Worst Elo result: London Chess League FIDE Weekender 26-28 September - U2000 (-29.8 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
/
England
#1,997
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#88,548
in continent
World
#129,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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