Player profile

Bloom, Paul

Standard: 1689 Rapid: 1624 Blitz: 1734 (last updated 2026-11-02)

FIDE ID: 454311 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1961 Age: 65

Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 26 Wins: 7 (27%) Draws: 8 (31%) Losses: 11 (42%)

View all games

Dossier

26 of 26 games analyzed.

View full dossier

Openings

Click "+" to add that group to the games list below. Multiple groups can be added at once.

As White 11 games 5W 3D 3L

Sicilian Defense 4 games 3W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 4 games 3W 1D 0L

Ruy Lopez 4 games 2W 2D 0L

Closed 2 games 0W 2D 0L

Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Chigorin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Morphy Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L

Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Møller Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

French Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L

Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Pterodactyl Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Sicilian 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Unpin 1 game 0W 0D 1L

As Black 11 games 2W 2D 7L

Sicilian Defense 5 games 1W 0D 4L

Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 2 games 0W 0D 2L

(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L

Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Bowdler Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Kalashnikov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Chigorin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

King's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L

Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Horwitz Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Blunders Top 4 of 165

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.08.29 · 33. Rxc6+ (−60.4% win chance) 0-1

Punshon, Evan

Bloom, Paul

Engine View game

2026.08.06 · 62... g5 (−47.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Bloom, Paul

Wright, Antony J

Engine View game

2026.08.06 · 65... Bb3 (−41.9% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Bloom, Paul

Wright, Antony J

Engine View game

2026.08.06 · 94... Rg5 (−36.9% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Bloom, Paul

Wright, Antony J

Engine View game

View blunders & mistakes

Games Showing all 26 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2026.08.31	Round 6: Millward, Francis - Bloom, Paul	6.21	2026.08.31 Millward, Francis (343486606) (1613)	½	89.90%	1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6
2026.08.30	Round 5: Bloom, Paul - Chandrakumar, Lirush	5.18	2026.08.30 Chandrakumar, Lirush (343467580)	0	81.80%	1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 e6 3. Nf3 dxe4
2026.08.30	Round 4: Walker, Brian - Bloom, Paul	4.20	2026.08.30 Walker, Brian (585000027)	1	95.30%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. d4 Bf5
2026.08.29	Round 3: Bloom, Paul - Udayashanker, Rajani Prasath	3.29	2026.08.29 Udayashanker, Rajani Prasath (366193020)	1	87.50%	1. e4 c5 2. Be2 Nc6 3. f4 g6
2026.08.29	Round 2: Bloom, Paul - Punshon, Evan	2.26	2026.08.29 Punshon, Evan (343436129) (1736)	0	68.70%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5
2026.08.28	Round 1: Moseley, Alan - Bloom, Paul	1.16	2026.08.28 Moseley, Alan (30963311) (1776)	0	85.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7
2026.08.09	Round 7: Bloom, Paul - Bellers, Chris J	7.27	2026.08.09 Bellers, Chris J (433730) (1919)	0	84.40%	1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5
2026.08.08	Round 6: Bray, David - Bloom, Paul	6.18	2026.08.08 Bray, David (466115) (1971)	0	89.60%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.08.07	Round 5: Bloom, Paul - Bonafont, Philip R	5.20	2026.08.07 Bonafont, Philip R (409197) (1975)	½	89.30%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
2026.08.06	Round 4: Wright, Antony J - Bloom, Paul	4.16	2026.08.06 Wright, Antony J (414867) (2010)	½	80.00%	1. Nf3 h5 2. d4 h4 3. e4 g6
2026.08.05	Round 3: Bloom, Paul - Moore, John C	3.22	2026.08.05 Moore, John C (403636) (1925)	½	88.40%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
2026.08.04	Round 2: Page, Mark E - Bloom, Paul	2.11	2026.08.04 Page, Mark E (417050) (2050)	0	84.30%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
2026.08.03	Round 1: Bloom, Paul - Moore, Gerald	1.28	2026.08.03 Moore, Gerald (403440) (1938)	1	90.10%	1. e4 c5 2. Be2 Nc6 3. f4 e6
2025.02.21	Round 6: Gavin Paterson - Bloom, Paul	6.26	2025.02.21 Gavin Paterson	1	95.00%	1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2025.02.20	Round 5: Bloom, Paul - Ding, Yihua	5.26	2025.02.20 Ding, Yihua (495999) (1496)	½	78.90%	1. e4 c5 2. Be2 d6 3. f4 e6
2025.02.20	Round 4: Ingham, H William - Bloom, Paul	4.18	2025.02.20 Ingham, H William (451096) (1783)	0	80.50%	1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Bg4
2025.02.19	Round 3: Bloom, Paul - Jiaxing Liang	3.27	2025.02.19 Jiaxing Liang	1	92.00%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
2025.02.18	Round 1: Michael J Alderson - Bloom, Paul	1.6	2025.02.18 Michael J Alderson	0	91.10%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7
2025.01.05	98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Inter 2025	4.11	2025.01.05 Boztas, Lana (422002) (1606)	1	97.20%	1. e4 c5 2. Be2 Nc6 3. f4 g6
2025.01.04	98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Inter 2025	3.10	2025.01.04 Shah, Samuel (343423795) (1547)	0	85.40%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
2025.01.04	98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Inter 2025	2.14	2025.01.04 Lee, Donghwa (13228013) (1575)	1	96.80%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
2025.01.03	98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Inter 2025	1.6	2025.01.03 Park, Hyunjun (13226193) (1588)	0	83.30%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
2023.01.08	Round 5: Paul Bloom - Brendan O'gorman		2023.01.08 Brendan O'gorman	½	92.60%	1. e4 c5 2. Be2 Nc6 3. f4 g6
2023.01.08	Round 4: Paul Bloom - William H Luxton		2023.01.08 William H Luxton	½	85.10%	1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4
2023.01.07	Round 2: Alan E Thomason - Paul Bloom		2023.01.07 Alan E Thomason	½	90.90%	1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Nc6
2023.01.07	Round 1: Mark R A Murrell - Paul Bloom		2023.01.07 Mark R A Murrell	0	83.40%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 g5