Category Archives: Ratings

The FIDE ratings page here, which shows the highest FIDE ratings achieved by Irish players, ranked in descending order, has been updated to account for the May and June 2023 lists. Conor Murphy moved from 2450 to 2454 in May … Continue reading →

The FIDE ratings page here shows the highest FIDE ratings achieved by Irish players, ranked in descending order. The list had not been updated since the November 2020 FIDE list came out, initially because there was almost no chess activity … Continue reading →

The FIDE record ratings page, recording the all-time peak ratings of Irish players, has been updated to account for the April 2020 rating list. I expected that there would be no change this month, given world events. But in fact … Continue reading →

The FIDE record ratings page, recording the all-time peak ratings of Irish players, has been updated to account for the March 2020 rating list. Three players reached new personal highest ratings: Tarun Kanyamarala 2349 → 2376, =21st → 18th; Henry … Continue reading →

The FIDE ratings page has been updated to account for the February 2020 rating list. Five players reached new personal highest ratings: Tarun Kanyamarala 2320 → 2349, =26th-27th → 21st; Tom O’Gorman 2295 → 2347, =36th-40th → 22nd; Henry Li … Continue reading →

The FIDE ratings page has been updated to account for the December 2019 list. Tarun Kanyamarala and Killian Delaney reached new personal record high ratings, and Shane Melaugh crossed 2200 for the first time.

A new page has been added here, listing Irish players in descending order of peak FIDE ratings, as published in official FIDE lists (and not accounting for intermediate or live ratings). The page accounts for all FIDE lists up to … Continue reading →

Edited 17 June 2013 If you are playing in a tournament and someone you’ve never come across before sits down at the board opposite you, there’s a fair chance he’ll ask what you rating is (unless you get that question … Continue reading →