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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 1739. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 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
1739
Standard
Rpd1702·Blz1663
All-time high
1975
−236 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 52
Oct 2006 · age 52
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#96,274
#96,274 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750perf 1869 (+115) · 4/5 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1719 → 1739
Tournaments
15
49 games
Score
30/ 4961.2%
23W14D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDominic W J Warner1,750·Coulsdon Chess Late Spring Standardplay Congress 2025 - Open·R5·+10.9
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsRichard L Bowman1,745·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate·R5·-10.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 15| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,555
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#68,505
in continent
World
#96,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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