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Jackson, Paul G
🇬🇧FIDE 468614· Male· England· Born in 1954
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Paul G Jackson, a 72-year-old English player, is rated 1720. He has fluctuated between 1687 and 1754 over the past 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - April 2026, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750. Also played 4 rapid (including Coulsdon Chess Late Autumn Rapidplay - 2 November 2025 - Other Sections) and 1 blitz events (including Couldsdon Chess Pressentation Evening 2025 Blitz) recently. He took a 20-month break between Oct 2006 and Jul 2008. His peak of 1975 was reached at age 52 (Oct 2006).
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd1702·Blz1663
All-time high
1975
−255 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 52
Oct 2006 · age 52
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
75th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1746
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1549 → 1723
Feb 2025
2020
64th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1729
Oct 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 65
Jul 2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
May 2019
2018
6-month rising streak
+40 Elo
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750perf 1869 (+115) · 4/5 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1733 → 1720
Tournaments
14
45 games
Score
26/ 4557.8%
19W14D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #31 | 950 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #53 | 2689 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2448 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #46 | 1533 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #41 | 1759 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #14 | 1884 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1869 | +15.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 1790 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/1 | #15 | 2578 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #50 | 2491 | -1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBrian Allan
🇬🇧SCO·1621
+20 −9 =5
34 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsDominic W J Warner
🇬🇧ENG·1712
+20 −5 =3
28 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMartin J Faulkner
🇬🇧ENG·1905
+2 −18 =7
27 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatt Darville
🇬🇧ENG·1830
+8 −8 =7
23 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMartin Rosenbach
🇬🇧ENG·1828
+9 −7 =7
23 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#1,650
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#72,715
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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