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Macklin, Paul

FM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 455865· Male· England· Born in 1967

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Paul Macklin, a 59-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2304 and sitting in the top 2% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2018–2020), 14 months (2023–2024) and 13 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Bolton Easter 2026 - Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Manchester FIDE Rapidplay 2026 - The Harry Lamb Memorial FIDE OPEN) recently. His peak of 2368 was reached at age 51 (Aug 2018); he also reached English #44 in Apr 2022.

Awarded FM in 2018 (age 51).

Current rating

2304

Standard

Rpd2255·Blz—

All-time high

2368

−64 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 51

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#64 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2293 → returned at 2295
Mar 2025
100 career games
at age 58
Feb 2025
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2308 → returned at 2307
Sep 2023
5th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2347
Feb 2023
2022
Peak English rank: #44
at age 55 · rated 2359
Apr 2022
4th English 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2359
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Keith C ArkellGM 2,397
2nd Glossop Chess Congress - Open · May 2026 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
+11
2293 → 2304
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
9/ 1181.8%
7W4D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSooraj M R2,147·2nd Glossop Chess Congress - Open·R3·+5.8
2.[W]vsMahin Rughani2,133·Bolton Easter 2026 - Open·R6·+5.6
3.[W]vsEthan Norris2,097·Bolton Easter 2026 - Open·R5·+4.8
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2nd Glossop Chess Congress - Open
Swiss
May 20264/5#22353+9.4
Bolton Easter 2026 - Open
Swiss
Apr 20265/6#12292+1.6

Rankings

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England
#64
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#2,624
in continent
World
#3,949
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,516
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,512
10
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2,506
...
64🇬🇧Macklin, Paul2,304
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
...
2624🇬🇧Macklin, Paul2,304
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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3949🇬🇧Macklin, Paul2,304