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Brooks, Paul

CM🇯🇲

FIDEFIDE 7400616· Male· Jamaica· Born in 1989

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Paul Brooks, a 37-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1918. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 29 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Championship 2026, Frederick Cameron Open 2025 (OPEN), and Harold Chan Open 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2009 was reached at age 29 (Mar 2018); he also reached #12 nationally in Feb 2024.

Awarded CM in 2018 (age 29).

Current rating

1918

Standard

Rpd1952·Blz1912

All-time high

2009

−91 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 29

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#43,725

#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Peak national rank: #12
at age 35 · rated 1847
Feb 2024
2023
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1847 → returned at 1912
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1890 → returned at 1880
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Mar 2019
2018
CM title awardedCM
at age 29
Sep 2018
Crossed 2000
at age 29
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Frederick Cameron Open 2025 (OPEN)
perf 2013 (+91) · 4.5/6 · #3
Top opponent
vs Jhustice-Dimonte McDonaldCM 2,045
Frederick Cameron Open 2025 (OPEN) · Dec 2025 · +3.4 Elo
Evolution
+6
1912 → 1918
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
12.5/ 2354.3%
7W11D5L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRonak Shergil1,772·Harold Chan Open 2025·R4·-13.6
2.[L]vsJhustice-Dimonte McDonaldCM2,055·National Championship 2026·R6·-6.2
3.[L]vsJaden ShawFM2,092·National Championship 2026·R8·-5.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
National Championship 2026
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/11#61918-3.8
Frederick Cameron Open 2025 (OPEN)
Swiss
Dec 20254.5/6#32013+17.8
Harold Chan Open 2025
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/6#71857-7.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsShreyas SmithFM
🇯🇲JAM·2272
+6 −18 =3
27 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAndrew MellaceCM
🇯🇲JAM·1940
+3 −12 =4
19 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsPeter Myers
🇯🇲JAM·1918
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsDaren WisdomCM
🇯🇲JAM·1996
+6 −5 =2
13 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsNathan HindsCM
🇯🇲JAM·1957
+4 −4 =4
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings

/
Jamaica
#19
out of 163 players
Americas
#4,793
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Jamaica
1
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2
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3
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2,200
4
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2,146
5
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2,117
6
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2,072
7
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2,055
8
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2,024
9
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2,019
10
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2,008
...
19🇯🇲Brooks, Paul1,918
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
4793🇯🇲Brooks, Paul1,918
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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43724🇯🇲Brooks, Paul1,918