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Papier, Alan
🇬🇧FIDE 470848· Male· England· Born in 1948
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Alan Papier, a 78-year-old English player, is rated 1720. He has slipped back 88 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 92nd Bristol Under 1800 Championship, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B, and 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Intermediate. Also played 6 rapid events (including Witney Rapidplay 2025 - Open) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2008–2010), 18 months (2016–2018) and 81 months (2018–2025). His peak of 1828 was reached at age 62 (Sep 2010).
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz—
All-time high
1828
−108 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 62
Sep 2010 · age 62
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
33rd English 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1808
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2024
2019
65th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1694
Jun 2019
2018
Inactive for 81 months
paused at 1694 → returned at 1808
Jul 2018
2016
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1704 → returned at 1694
Dec 2016
2015
61st English 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1779
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-88
1808 → 1720
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
13/ 2846.4%
11W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavid Martinez Gonzalez1,490·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B·R1·-15.7
2.[L]vsNicholas B Stout1,584·3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Intermediate·R5·-15.0
3.[L]vsMarco Civa1,575·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B·R8·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #11 | 1918 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | — | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #112 | 1536 | -49.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #11 | 1545 | -23.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #28 | 1697 | -12.0 |
Worst Elo result: X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B (-49.2 Elo, finished #112).
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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