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MJ
McCarthy, Jai
🇪🇸FIDE 24550710· Male· Spain· Born in 1984
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Jai Mccarthy, a 42-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1842 — just 20 short of his peak of 1862 (Mar 2025, age 41). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 93-month break between May 2015 and Mar 2023. Recent standard appearances include Cto por Equipos de Aragon Segunda V 2026 Rondas 6-9, Cto por Equipos de Aragon Segunda V 2026 Rondas 2-5, and Cto por Equipos de Aragon Primera IV 2026 Rondas 2-5.
Current rating
1842
Standard
Rpd1790·Blz1936
All-time high
1862
−20 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 41
Mar 2025 · age 41
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#63,663
#63,663 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1862
at age 41 · −20 from today
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+128 Elo)
1728 → 1856
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2024
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 31
May 2015
Inactive for 93 months
paused at 1712 → returned at 1723
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
1801 → 1842
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
5/ 683.3%
5W0D1L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJose Alejandro Felipe Gimeno1,679·Cto por Equipos de Aragon Segunda V 2026 Rondas 2-5·R4·+10.9
3.[W]vsPedro Jose Fernandez Sierra1,677·Cto por Equipos de Aragon Primera IV 2026 Rondas 2-5·R2·+10.8
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #9 | 1728 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2465 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 2477 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2460 | +12.4 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#5,830
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#46,503
in continent
World
#63,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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