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Paulins, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 55642608· Male· England· Born in 2013
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Michael Paulins, a 13-year-old English player, is rated 1830 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +140 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - U1650, London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - U2000, and Southall FIDE Congress - 28, 29 March 2026 - U1900. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including Hendon FIDE Blitz - June 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Mar 2023 and May 2024.
At junior level, he reached #37, #23 and #21 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1830
Standard
Rpd1707·Blz1654
All-time high
1830
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,178
#67,178 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
37th English U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1830
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1830
at age 13
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 13
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+365 Elo)
1338 → 1703
Feb 2025
23rd English U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1700
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
AlphaChess: Christmas Edition - North London FIDE Classical Event - Mistletoe (1750-2400)perf 1850 (+66) · 2/5 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
+144
1686 → 1830
Tournaments
12
39 games
Score
23.5/ 3960.3%
18W11D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsStefan Voiculescu-Holvad1,869·London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - U2000·R3·-17.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1953 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 1656 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 1857 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2458 | +26.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #14 | 1850 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #12 | 2660 | +40.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #11 | 2574 | +24.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #15 | 1639 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #3 | 1698 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #8 | 1905 | -2.8 |
Rankings
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England
#1,076
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#48,962
in continent
World
#67,177
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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