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IRL · 20 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1632 (By Jan 2025)

Best performance: 1633 at Drogheda Super Rapid 2K24 KlimaX(Best of 2024)

World #=138234 live, down 2464#135,770 publishedIreland #=514Europe #=69529among active players

Rapid rating

1545

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1632 to 1545 over the last 12 months; peak 1632 by January 2025.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListRapid
Nov 20261545, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261545, +3, 5 games
Sep 20261542, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261542, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261542, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261542, 0, 0 games
May 20261542, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261542, -24, 1 game
Mar 20261566, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261566, -66, 15 games
Jan 20261632, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251632, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Some of this player's 2026 games are not on record yet, so no unbeaten run is shown.

From 55 rapid games on record, the latest on Sep 12.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
3rd Raharney Rapid OpenSep 12TPR 15842½/7

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 34 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Tim Bowler, Jan 2026 · Fifth Lancaster FIDE Rapid Play Congress 2026 - Intermediate, 1719
2, Stefan Baczkowski, Dec 2024 · Drogheda Super Rapid 2K24 KlimaX, 1695*
3, Annabel Foakes, Mar 2026 · Manchester FIDE Rapidplay 2026 - Minor, 1642*

* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Rapid

7 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

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202511416901588
20234212711271

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

Rated near Declan Buckley · Rapid

World

  1. #=138234Ganavi R1545.0
  2. #=138234Diptayan Debchoudhury1545.0
  3. #=138234Declan Buckley1545.0
  4. #=138234Soni Nirmal1545.0
  5. #=138234Seren Winstanley1545.0

Ireland

  1. #=512Bedhbh Doolin1546.0
  2. #=512Michael Devine1546.0
  3. #=514Declan Buckley1545.0
  4. #=514Seren Winstanley1545.0
  5. #=516Oisin McDonnell1544.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.