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O`Neill, Tom C
🇬🇧FIDE 2401401· Male· Scotland· Born in 1967
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Tom C O`Neill, a 59-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1590 — just 19 short of his peak of 1609 (Mar 2024, age 57). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 27 months (2010–2013), 15 months (2013–2014), 26 months (2015–2017), 12 months (2022–2023) and 29 months (2023–2026). Recent appearances: Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Major and 2nd Folkestone FIDE Congress - U1750. Also played 2 rapid events (including Golders Green FIDE Rapid November 2025 - U1600) recently. He reached Scottish #65 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1590
Standard
Rpd1491·Blz1657
All-time high
1609
−19 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#150,820
#150,820 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+253 Elo)
1356 → 1609
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 57
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1609
at age 57 · −19 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1349 → returned at 1604
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1609 → 1590
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
1/ 128.3%
2W0D10L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #57 | 932 | -14.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #16 | 1555 | -4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid J Howes
🇬🇧ENG·1563
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsIan Pratley
🇬🇧ENG·1653
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsFrank G Kane
🇬🇧ENG·1752
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsLana Boztas
🇬🇧ENG·1560
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsBarry S Miles
🇬🇧ENG
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Scotland
#362
out of 459 players
Europe
#100,331
in continent
World
#150,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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