Alex Byrne

IRL · 24 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2057 (Sep 2019)

Best performance: 2215 at Irish Intermediate Championships 2015(Best of 2015)

NOV26 Rating

1970

Live Rating

1970.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1970	0
Oct 2026	1970	0
Sep 2026	1970	0
Aug 2026	1970	0
Jul 2026	1970	0
Jun 2026	1970	0
May 2026	1970	0
Apr 2026	1970	0
Mar 2026	1970	0
Feb 2026	1970	0
Jan 2026	1970	0
Dec 2025	1970	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (1 win, 2 draws), since Aug 7, 2020.

From 157 classical games on record, the latest on Aug 9, 2020.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	The Irish Championship 2020Aug 1, 2020 – Aug 9, 2020TPR 1933	3/9	1933

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 138 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2014–2020

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	FM Killian Delaney, Aug 2020 · The Irish Championship 2020	, 2314
2,	IM Tom O`Gorman, Aug 2019 · The Irish Championship 2019	, 2229
3,	Jan Gantar, Apr 2019 · GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019	, 2172
4,	Paul Wallace, Aug 2019 · The Irish Championship 2019	, 2171
5,	WIM Zsuzsanna Terbe, Oct 2016 · Oslo Chess Festival 2016 - Open International	, 2160
6,	FM Gordon Freeman, Jan 2016 · Munster Chess Union Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6	, 2156
7,	Terje Lund, Oct 2016 · Oslo Chess Festival 2016 - Open International	, 2103
8,	John Kennedy, Aug 2019 · The Irish Championship 2019	, 2050
9,	CM Gerard MacElligott, Aug 2020 · The Irish Championship 2020	, 2020
10,	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson, Nov 2015 · FIDE World Youth - Cadets Chess Championships - open U14	, 2009

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	GM Matthew J Turner, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2019 · Gonzaga Charity Classic 2019	, 0/1	, 2518
2,	GM Pierre Bailet, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2017 · GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2017	, 0/1	, 2510
3,	GM Nikoloz Petriashvili, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2019 · WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2019 Under - 18	, 0/2	, 2441
4,	IM Maxim Barth Stanford, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2016 · Oslo Chess Festival 2016 - Open International	, 0/1	, 2374
5,	IM Manish Anto Cristiano F, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2019 · WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2019 Under - 18	, 0/1	, 2320
6,	IM Gerard Welling, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2016 · Oslo Chess Festival 2016 - Open International	, 0/1	, 2319
7,	IM David Fitzsimons, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2019 · The Irish Championship 2019	, 0/1	, 2317
8,	FM Killian Delaney, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2020 · The Irish Championship 2020	, 1/1	, 2314
9,	FM Conor O`Donnell, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2020 · The Irish Championship 2020	, 0/1	, 2304
10,	FM Henry Li, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2019 · The Irish Championship 2019	, 1/2	, 2287

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 10 of 157 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 5 of 6 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e6.

All openings (1 as Black)

Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 3.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
French Defense	3	100%

1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

31 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2020	9	3	2058	1933
2019	38	18½	2005	1998
2018	3	2½	1794	2067
2016	26	18½	1899	2057
2015	27	17	1853	1948
2014	9	1½	1828	1555

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

The Irish Championship 20201933
Aug 2020Swissfederation source
Best of 2020Score 3/9Opp avg 2058Start 1976
WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2019 Under - 181914
Oct 2019Swissfederation source
#4 in 2019Score 5/11Opp avg 1950Start 2057
The Irish Championship 20192175
Aug 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 5/9Opp avg 2132Start 1963
GAMMA Reykjavik Open 20191983
Apr 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 4½/9Opp avg 1983Start 1949
Patrick Moore Cup 20191874
Mar 2019Teamfederation source
#5 in 2019Score 2/4Opp avg 1874Start 1967
Gonzaga Charity Classic 20191970
Jan 2019Swissfederation source
#3 in 2019Score 2/5Opp avg 2042Start 1984
2018 Sona Irish Junior Super Cup Under 162067
Oct – Nov 2018Round robinfederation source
Best of 2018Score 3½/6Opp avg 1794Start 1968
Glorney Cup 20172017
Jul 2017Teamfederation source
#2 in 2017Score 3/5Opp avg 1945Start 1949
GAMMA Reykjavik Open 20171913
Apr 2017Swissfederation source
#3 in 2017Score 5/10Opp avg 1913Start 1976
Tralee Classic Section C2050
Apr 2017Round robinfederation source
Best of 2017Score 6½/9Opp avg 1857Start 1976
Munster Chess Union Division 1 - 2016/17 Rounds 7 - 9—(1)
Dec 2016 – Feb 2017Teamfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 2122Start 2029
Gonzaga Classic Masters 20171882
Jan 2017Swissfederation source
#4 in 2017Score 2½/5Opp avg 1882Start 2029
Munster Chess Union Division 1 - 2016/17 Rounds 3 and 4—(2)
Oct 2016Teamfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 1865Start 1955
Oslo Chess Festival 2016 - Open International2030
Sep – Oct 2016Swissfederation source
#2 in 2016Score 5/9Opp avg 1987Start 1955
Robinson Cup 20162071
Jul 2016Individualfederation source
Best of 2016Score 4½/5Opp avg 1705Start 1926
Munster Chess Union Division 1 Rounds 13-14—(2)
May 2016Teamfederation source
Score 1½/2Opp avg 1841Start 1914
Munster Chess Union Division 1 Rounds 11 and 12—(1)
Apr 2016Teamfederation source
Score ½/1Opp avg 1980Start 1910
Munster Chess Union Division 1 Rounds 9 and 10—(2)
Mar 2016Teamfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 1915Start 1864
Munster Chess Union Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8—(2)
Feb 2016Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1885Start 1861
Munster Chess Union Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6—(2)
Jan 2016Teamfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 1927Start 1812
Munster Chess Union Division 1 - Rounds 3 and 4—(1)
Dec 2015Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 2007Start 1822
Munster Chess Union Division 1 - Rounds 1 and 2—(2)
Nov 2015Teamfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 1728Start 1729
FIDE World Youth - Cadets Chess Championships - open U141839
Oct – Nov 2015Swissfederation source
#4 in 2015Score 6/11Opp avg 1803Start 1729
Glorney Cup 20151840
Jul 2015Teamfederation source
#3 in 2015Score 3/6Opp avg 1840Start 1558
Irish Intermediate Championships 20152215
Jul 2015Swissfederation source
Best of 2015Score 4/5Opp avg 1879Start 1558

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