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IRL · 19 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2047 (Oct 2026)

Best performance: 2080 at Bangor New Year Blitz 2026(Best of 2026)

World #=11303 live, down 170#11,133 publishedIreland #26Europe #=6725#7 U20 in Irelandamong active players

Blitz rating

2047

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

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1918 to 2047 over the last 12 months; peak 2047 in October 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261907, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games2047, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261907, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games2047, +6, 15 games
Sep 20261907, +40, 9 games1949, 0, 0 games2041, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261867, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games2041, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261867, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games2041, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261867, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games2041, 0, 0 games
May 20261867, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games2041, +6, 3 games
Apr 20261867, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games2035, +33, 17 games
Mar 20261867, +32, 5 games1949, -1, 4 games2002, 0, 12 games
Feb 20261835, 0, 0 games1950, +24, 6 games2002, +43, 16 games
Jan 20261835, 0, 0 games1926, -63, 7 games1959, -8, 33 games
Dec 20251835, 0, 0 games1989, +20, 5 games1967, +49, 10 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 6 games (5 wins, 1 draw), since Sep 12. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 24 games, Mar 6 – Sep 12.

From 378 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 12.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: BelfastSep 12TPR 202412½/17

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 334 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Mandar Tahmankar, Oct 2025 · City of Bangor Halloween Blitz Championship 2025, 2096
2, Alwin Micheal, 5 wins, Sep 2026 · 2026 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: Belfast, 2081
3, Caleb McClean, 7 wins, Jan 2026 · Belfast Blitz 2026 1 of 10, 2030

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

Event timeline · Blitz

9 of 35 events · All years

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 month

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Sep 20261510½18752024
Apr 20263315722372
Mar 2026161417112047
Feb 2026121016471920
Jan 20261612½18282048
Dec 20253424½17541920

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

Rated near Ben McIlroy · Blitz

World

  1. #=11303Nikita Potapenko2047.0
  2. #=11303Chandar Raju2047.0
  3. #=11303Ben McIlroy2047.0
  4. #=11303Jonas Vranckx2047.0
  5. #=11303Mehdi Ben-Abed2047.0

Ireland

  1. #24Caleb McClean2049.0
  2. #25Zsolt Kardkovacs2048.0
  3. #26Ben McIlroy2047.0
  4. #27Cian McGovern Leahy2033.0
  5. #28Christopher Woods2022.0

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