IRL · 41 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2234 (Oct 2022)
Best performance: 2391 at Irish Rapid Championships 2016(Best of 2016)
Rapid rating
2160
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Oct 2014 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Rapid
Rapid rating unchanged at 2160 over the last 12 months; peak 2234 in October 2022.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2279, 0, 0 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2279, 0, 0 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2279, 0, 0 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2279, 0, 0 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2279, 0, 0 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2279, -5, 1 game | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2284, -22, 7 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2306, +7, 2 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2299, 0, 0 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, -1, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2299, +10, 2 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2183, +1, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2289, 0, 0 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2289, +14, 4 games | 2160, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
Form · Rapid
From 84 rapid games on record, the latest on Jun 13, 2025.
No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team ChampionshipJun 11, 2025 – Jun 13, 2025TPR 2121 | 5/12 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Rapid
From 64 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2014–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Alex Astaneh Lopez, Sep 2016 · Irish Rapid Championships 2016 | , 2396 |
| 2, | FM Colm Daly, Sep 2014 · Irish Rapid Chess Championship 2014 | , 2349 |
| 3, | FM Conor O`Donnell, Mar 2016 · Irish Rapid Championships | , 2225 |
| 4, | Stephen Moran, 2 wins, Sep 2017 · Irish Rapid Championships 2017 | , 2165 |
| 5, | FM Zalan Nemeth, Sep 2022 · The Irish Rapid Championships 2022 | , 2116 |
| 6, | CM Anton Frank, Jun 2025 · 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship | , 2110 |
| 7, | FM Shane Melaugh, 3 wins, Aug 2023 · The Irish Championship 2023 Blitz | , 2003 |
| 8, | CM Tim D Harding, Sep 2016 · Irish Rapid Championships 2016 | , 1997 |
| 9, | Matei-Andrei Badescu, Jun 2025 · 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship | , 1960 |
| 10, | Suleiman AlMousa, Jul 2022 · The Irish Championship 2022: Rapid | , 1955 |
Openings · Rapid
From the moves of 12 of 84 rapid games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.c4 in 3 of 6 games.
As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...d5.
All openings (1 as White, 1 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening | 3 | 50% |
3 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 4 | 63% |
2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 9 | 1989 | 1989 |
| 2023 | 11 | 8½ | 1805 | 2016 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4½ | 1788 | 1890 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jun 2025Teamfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 5/12Opp avg 2178Start 2177
- Apr 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 4/6Opp avg 1611Start 2207
- Aug 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 8½/11Opp avg 1805Start 2234
- Sep 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 6/7Opp avg 1859Start 2132
- Jul 2022Swissfederation source#2 in 2022Score 5/6Opp avg 1867Start 2132
- Feb 2020Swissfederation sourceBest of 2020Score 4½/7Opp avg 1788Start 2157
- Sep 2018Swissfederation sourceBest of 2018Score 5/7Opp avg 1869Start 2180
- Sep 2017Swissfederation sourceBest of 2017Score 5½/7Opp avg 1990Start 2169
- 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship · Jun 2025 · 5/12
- The Dublin International Rapid 2025 · Apr 2025 · 4/6
- The Irish Championship 2023 Blitz · Aug 2023 · 8½/11
- The Irish Rapid Championships 2022 · Sep 2022 · 6/7
- The Irish Championship 2022: Rapid · Jul 2022 · 5/6
- The Dublin Rapid Championship 2020 · Feb 2020 · 4½/7
- The Irish Rapid Championships 2018 · Sep 2018 · 5/7
- Irish Rapid Championships 2017 · Sep 2017 · 5½/7
- Irish Rapid Championships 2016 · Sep 2016 · 6½/7
- Irish Rapid Championships · Mar 2016 · 5/7
- Irish Rapid Chess Championship 2014 · Sep 2014 · 5/7
World
- #=12979WGM Elena-Luminita Cosma2160
- #=12979WGM Gulmira Dauletova2160
- #=12979FM Killian Delaney2160
- #=12979Elias Demac2160
- #=12979Pericles Duarte Sobrinho2160
Ireland
- #27Robert Arellano2165
- #28John P. Redmond2163
- #29FM Killian Delaney2160
- #=30IM Gavin Wall2152
- #=30FM Shane Melaugh2152
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.