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Cura, Paul
🇫🇷FIDE 80452612· Male· France· Born in 1979
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Paul Cura, a 47-year-old French player, is rated 1673. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4, Tournoi du mercredi Grenoble - Hiver 2026 - Principal r6-9, and Tournoi du mercredi de Grenoble Automne 20025 - Principal r8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Festival international d'echecs de Clichy 2025) recently. His peak of 1877 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2024).
Current rating
1673
Standard
Rpd1619·Blz1649
All-time high
1877
−204 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 45
Oct 2024 · age 45
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#119,353
#119,353 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1877
at age 45 · −204 from today
Oct 2024
First FIDE rating
1877 · at age 45
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-48
1721 → 1673
Tournaments
7
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
5W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMustapha Belhadj-Abbes1,753·Tournoi du mercredi de Grenoble Automne 20025 - Principal r1-4·R3·-18.9
3.[L]vsDaniel De Carvalho1,633·Tournoi du mercredi de Grenoble Automne 20025 - Principal r5-7·R3·-12.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #847 | 2480 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #18 | 1347 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | 1753 | -17.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #11 | 1713 | -0.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #2372 | 986 | -8.6 |
Worst Elo result: Tournoi du mercredi Grenoble - Hiver 2026 - Principal r6-9 (-24.0 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
/
France
#8,570
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#82,827
in continent
World
#119,348
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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