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Pay, Adrian
🇬🇧FIDE 457078· Male· England· Born in 1974
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Adrian Pay, a 52-year-old English player, is rated 1783 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: V Open Chess Menorca B 2026 and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Major. Also played 1 blitz event (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. He took a 83-month break between Feb 2017 and Feb 2024.
Current rating
1783
Standard
Rpd1612·Blz1634
All-time high
1783
at best
May 2026 · age 52
May 2026 · age 52
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#81,699
#81,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
86th English 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1783
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1783
at age 52
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1585 → 1749
Feb 2025
2024
74th English 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1751
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2024
2018
86th English 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1611
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
1749 → 1783
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #25 | 1851 | +56.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #17 | 1739 | -21.6 |
Worst Elo result: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Major (-21.6 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
England
#1,309
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#58,893
in continent
World
#81,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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