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Delaney, John
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2500060· Male· Ireland· Born in 1962
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John Delaney, a 64-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2054 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 83 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 rapid (including Gens Una Sumus - Rapid Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including HALLOWEEN CHESS - BENIDORM CHESS OPEN 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013), 17 months (2014–2015) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2265 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2001); he also reached Irish #14 in Jan 2010.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 39). Earned a IM norm at 26th Chess Olympiad 1984.
Current rating
2054
Standard
Rpd2072·Blz2174
All-time high
2265
−211 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 39
Jan 2001 · age 39
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,282 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Feb 2025
2023
1st Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2230
Apr 2023
2022
1st Irish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2222
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2191 → returned at 2222
May 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
2142 → 2183
May 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-83
2137 → 2054
Tournaments
6
29 games
Score
11/ 2937.9%
6W10D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJoan Ramon Menac ComasCM2,011·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus·R9·-12.8
3.[L]vsJeroen Van den Bersselaar2,093·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus·R7·-10.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #67 | — | -12.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #99 | — | -27.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #81 | — | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #44 | 2044 | -18.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/7 | #7 | 2068 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #35 | 2091 | -12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2191
+4 −5 =3
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAnthony Fox
🇮🇪IRL·1850
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDavid FitzsimonsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2320
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsStephen BradyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2266
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJonathan O'Connor
🇮🇪IRL·2167
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Ireland
#61
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#14,884
in continent
World
#20,282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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