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Kapur, Gul
🇬🇧FIDE 454346· Male· England· Born in 1948
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Gul Kapur, a 78-year-old English player, is rated 1692 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2018–2020), 49 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: AlphaChess FIDE Weekender - North London Gateway - June 2025 - Intermediate. Also played 3 rapid (including AlphaChess Duality: Rapid and Blitz Experience - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Hendon FIDE Blitz - 7 August) recently.
Current rating
1692
Standard
Rpd1431·Blz1530
All-time high
1692
at best
Aug 2025 · age 77
Aug 2025 · age 77
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#112,896
#112,896 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
54th English 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1692
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1692
at age 77
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+229 Elo)
1440 → 1669
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1669 → returned at 1692
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1669 → 1692
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
4/ 4100.0%
4W0D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/2 | #1 | 2303 | +22.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Everitt
🇬🇧ENG
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsFaye Ainscow
🇬🇧ENG·1637
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1631
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsNick Goulbourne
🇬🇧ENG·1526
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsBernard Klingher
🇬🇧ENG·1608
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2017
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Rankings
/
England
#1,790
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#78,956
in continent
World
#112,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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