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Sloan, Cecil
🇮🇪FIDE 2036738· Male· Ireland· Born in 1953
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Cecil Sloan, a 73-year-old Irish player, is rated 1594. He has fluctuated between 1580 and 1667 over the past 2 years. 62 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 2nd Folkestone FIDE Congress - U1750, and 2026 Isle of Wight Weekend Under 1900. Also played 1 rapid (including Greater London Chess Club Summer Rapidplay - U1825) and 1 blitz events (including Greater London Chess Club New Year Blitz) recently. His peak of 1719 was reached at age 60 (Apr 2013).
Competes for Ireland since Feb 2026.
Current rating
1594
Standard
Rpd1682·Blz1771
All-time high
1719
−125 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 60
Apr 2013 · age 60
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#149,277
#149,277 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Switched federation: USA → IRL
at age 73
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+220 Elo)
1397 → 1617
Jan 2025
2024
27th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1667
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
1627 → 1594
Tournaments
12
77 games
Score
29.5/ 7738.3%
22W29D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #1066 | 1633 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 1754 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #34 | — | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #5 | 1625 | +10.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #34 | 1532 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/4 | #38 | 1335 | -24.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #2 | 1636 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #14 | — | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #109 | 1811 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #27 | — | +10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShane McCabe
🇮🇪IRL·1886
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2015
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vsOliver Finnegan
🇬🇧ENG·1814
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsTimothy J Crouch
🇬🇧ENG
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1631
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsPranay Chauhan
🇬🇧ENG·1978
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2015
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Rankings
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Ireland
#791
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#99,510
in continent
World
#149,264
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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