IMPaul E Littlewood

ENG Born 1956 Male
FIDE ID
400190

About Paul E Littlewood

Paul Littlewood was born in Skegness into a chess family; his father John was a prominent English player. He won the Lloyds Bank Masters in 1978 and the Aaronson Masters in 1979. His leading national achievement came in 1981, when he became British champion. Show more

Paul Littlewood was born in Skegness into a chess family; his father John was a prominent English player. He won the Lloyds Bank Masters in 1978 and the Aaronson Masters in 1979. His leading national achievement came in 1981, when he became British champion. In later years, he continued contributing through competition and school exhibitions. He helped England win the 2024 World Senior Team Championship alongside John Nunn, Jonathan Mestel, Anthony Kosten and Terry Chapman.

FIDE ratings

2316

Classical

Published FIDE

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Rapid

Published FIDE

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Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#3575
National rank · ENG
#53

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2410 Jul 2001
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
64

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

ECF ratings

English rankings

ECF code 114488B · Wood Green · Latest available list 2026-11-01

2313Standard
—Rapid
—Blitz

ECF rating history

Revised published ratings. Pre-July 2020 grades use a separate scale.

Published lists
DateTypeScaleOriginalRevised
2026-11-01standardrating23132313
2026-10-01standardrating23132313
2026-09-01standardrating23132313
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2026-07-01standardrating23132313
2026-06-01standardrating23132313
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2026-03-01standardrating23132313
2026-02-01standardrating23132313
2026-01-01standardrating23132313
2025-12-01standardrating23132313
2025-11-01standardrating23132313
2025-10-01standardrating23132313
2025-09-01standardrating23132313
2025-08-01standardrating23132313
2025-07-01standardrating23132313
2025-06-01standardrating23132313
2025-05-01standardrating23132313
2025-04-01standardrating22882288
2025-03-01standardrating22882288
2025-02-01standardrating22882288
2025-01-01standardrating22882288
2024-12-01standardrating22882288
2024-11-01standardrating22882288
2024-10-01standardrating22882288
2024-09-01standardrating22882288
2024-08-01standardrating22882288
2024-07-01standardrating22882288
2024-06-01standardrating22882288
2024-05-01standardrating22742274
2024-04-01standardrating22782278
2024-03-01standardrating22782278
2024-02-01standardrating23222322
2024-01-01standardrating23222322
2023-12-01standardrating23222322
2023-11-01standardrating23222322
2023-10-01standardrating23222322
2023-09-01standardrating23222322
2023-08-01standardrating23222322
2023-07-01standardrating23222322
2023-06-01standardrating23222322
2023-05-01standardrating23242324
2023-04-01standardrating23242324
2023-03-01standardrating23242324
2023-02-01standardrating23242324
2023-01-01standardrating23242324
2022-12-01standardrating23242324
2022-11-01standardrating23242324
2022-10-01standardrating23242324

FIDE rating history

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1 2026-04-28 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 9.4 Littlewood,P Thorsteinsson,T 1/2-1/2 42 Open
2 2026-04-27 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 8.3 Littlewood,P Okrajek,A 1-0 30 Open
3 2026-04-25 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 6.4 Meister,Jak Littlewood,P 1-0 58 Open
4 2026-04-23 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 5.3 Birnboim,N Littlewood,P 0-1 39 Open
5 2026-04-22 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 4.4 Kierzek,Ma Littlewood,P 1/2-1/2 42 Open
6 2026-04-20 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 2.3 Littlewood,P Hammar,B 1-0 43 Open
7 2026-04-19 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 1.3 Singer,H Littlewood,P 1/2-1/2 41 Open
8 2025-04-28 English Seniors 65+ 2025 Kenilworth ENG 7.2 Ivan J Myall Paul E Littlewood 0-1 43 Open
9 2025-04-27 English Seniors 65+ 2025 Kenilworth ENG 6.1 Paul E Littlewood M Paul Townsend 1/2-1/2 12 Open
10 2025-04-27 English Seniors 65+ 2025 Kenilworth ENG 5.2 Oliver A Jackson Paul E Littlewood 0-1 25 Open
11 2025-04-26 English Seniors 65+ 2025 Kenilworth ENG 4.4 Paul E Littlewood John C Moore 1-0 25 Open
12 2025-04-25 English Seniors 65+ 2025 Kenilworth ENG 3.3 Stephen P Dilleigh Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 31 Open
13 2025-04-25 English Seniors 65+ 2025 Kenilworth ENG 2.1 Paul E Littlewood Roger D De Coverly 1/2-1/2 46 Open
14 2025-04-24 English Seniors 65+ 2025 Kenilworth ENG 1.1 Hassan Erdogan Paul E Littlewood 0-1 31 Open
15 2025-02-26 World Senior Teams +65 Prague CZE 9.1 Paul E Littlewood Wolfram, Dr. Heinig 1-0 51 Open
16 2025-02-25 World Senior Teams +65 Prague CZE 8.1 John D M Nunn Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 23 Open
17 2025-02-24 World Senior Teams +65 Prague CZE 7.1 Paul E Littlewood Nathan Birnboim 1/2-1/2 32 Open
18 2025-02-23 World Senior Teams +65 Prague CZE 6.1 Anatoly Vaisser Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 80 Open
19 2025-02-21 World Senior Teams +65 Prague CZE 5.1 Paul E Littlewood Jean-Luc Roos 1/2-1/2 55 Open
20 2025-02-20 World Senior Teams +65 Prague CZE 4.1 Rainer Knaak Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 29 Open
21 2025-02-19 World Senior Teams +65 Prague CZE 3.1 Paul E Littlewood Josef Pribyl 1-0 50 Open
22 2025-02-17 World Senior Teams +65 Prague CZE 1.29 Paul E Littlewood Per Holst 1-0 41 Open
23 2024-07-11 World Senior Teams +65 Krakow POL 9.4 Dietmar Vinke Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 25 Open
24 2024-07-09 World Senior Teams +65 Krakow POL 7.3 Paul E Littlewood Mario Cocozza 1/2-1/2 23 Open
25 2024-07-06 World Senior Teams +65 Krakow POL 5.4 Louis Roos Paul E Littlewood 1-0 38 Open
26 2024-07-04 World Senior Teams +65 Krakow POL 3.3 Paul E Littlewood Hans-Joachim Vatter 1/2-1/2 31 Open
27 2024-07-03 World Senior Teams +65 Krakow POL 2.4 Paul E Littlewood Gerhard Staub 1-0 47 Open
28 2024-05-28 English Seniors 65+ 2024 Kenilworth ENG 7.2 Paul A Hutchinson Paul E Littlewood 0-1 45 Open
29 2024-05-27 English Seniors 65+ 2024 Kenilworth ENG 6.2 Paul E Littlewood Terry P D Chapman 0-1 40 Open
30 2024-05-27 English Seniors 65+ 2024 Kenilworth ENG 5.2 Jim Burnett Paul E Littlewood 0-1 35 Open
31 2024-05-26 English Seniors 65+ 2024 Kenilworth ENG 4.1 Paul E Littlewood Peter G Large 1/2-1/2 68 Open
32 2024-05-25 English Seniors 65+ 2024 Kenilworth ENG 3.2 Mark E Page Paul E Littlewood 0-1 33 Open
33 2024-05-25 English Seniors 65+ 2024 Kenilworth ENG 2.2 Paul E Littlewood John D Wager 1-0 17 Open
34 2024-05-24 English Seniors 65+ 2024 Kenilworth ENG 1.2 Norman A Hutchinson Paul E Littlewood 0-1 34 Open
35 2023-05-08 English Seniors 65+ 2023 Leamington Spa ENG 7.2 Ian L Snape Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 45 Open
36 2023-05-07 English Seniors 65+ 2023 Leamington Spa ENG 6.1 Paul E Littlewood Kevin Bowmer 1/2-1/2 46 Open
37 2023-05-07 English Seniors 65+ 2023 Leamington Spa ENG 5.1 Roger D De Coverly Paul E Littlewood 0-1 57 Open
38 2023-05-06 English Seniors 65+ 2023 Leamington Spa ENG 4.1 Paul E Littlewood Chris W Baker 1/2-1/2 55 Open
39 2023-05-05 English Seniors 65+ 2023 Leamington Spa ENG 3.1 Robert G Clark Paul E Littlewood 0-1 31 Open
40 2023-05-05 English Seniors 65+ 2023 Leamington Spa ENG 2.1 Paul E Littlewood Richard J E McNally 1-0 31 Open
41 2023-05-04 English Seniors 65+ 2023 Leamington Spa ENG 1.1 R Alan Barton Paul E Littlewood 0-1 35 Open
42 2022-06-29 World Senior Teams +65 Acqui Terme ITA 9.1 Yehuda Gruenfeld Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 49 Open
43 2022-06-27 World Senior Teams +65 Acqui Terme ITA 7.1 Endre Vegh Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 41 Open
44 2022-06-26 World Senior Teams +65 Acqui Terme ITA 6.1 Paul E Littlewood Malkiel Peretz 1-0 22 Open
45 2022-06-24 World Senior Teams +65 Acqui Terme ITA 5.1 Jean-Pierre Boudre Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 51 Open
46 2022-06-23 World Senior Teams +65 Acqui Terme ITA 4.1 Paul E Littlewood Evgueni, Dr. Chevelevitch 1-0 51 Open
47 2022-06-22 World Senior Teams +65 Acqui Terme ITA 3.1 Klaus Klundt Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 32 Open
48 2022-06-21 World Senior Teams +65 Acqui Terme ITA 2.2 Paul E Littlewood Ralf-Axel Simon 1-0 21 Open
49 2022-06-20 World Senior Teams +65 Acqui Terme ITA 1.2 Geoffrey H James Paul E Littlewood 1/2-1/2 40 Open
50 2022-05-08 Chessable ENG Seniors 65+ Kenilworth ENG 7.2 Roger D De Coverly Paul E Littlewood 0-1 47 Open