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Brencher, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 469084· Male· England· Born in 1971

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Paul Brencher, a 55-year-old English player, is rated 1882. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 10 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers, 8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Challengers (U2000), and 2025 British Championship: Weekend Atkins Open. His peak of 1933 was reached at age 51 (Dec 2022).

Current rating

1882

Standard

Rpd1948·Blz—

All-time high

1933

−51 pts below
Dec 2022 · age 51

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#52,656

#52,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 54
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1832 → 1929
Feb 2025
2023
33rd English 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1933
Jan 2023
2022
All-time peak 1933
at age 51 · −51 from today
Dec 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Dec 2022
2021
40th English 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1875
Dec 2021

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Matthew DignamCM 2,164
2025 British Championship: Weekend Atkins Open · Aug 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
-28
1910 → 1882
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
7W9D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Durham Annual Weekend Chess Congress - Open
Swiss
May 20262.5/4#122022+16.4
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#191784-7.4
8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Challengers (U2000)
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#121781-30.4
2025 British Championship: Weekend Atkins Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#382051-6.4
Worst Elo result: 8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Challengers (U2000) (-30.4 Elo, finished #12).

Rankings

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England
#839
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#38,727
in continent
World
#52,655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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839🇬🇧Brencher, Paul1,882
Europe
1
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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6
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7
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8
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52655🇬🇧Brencher, Paul1,882