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Barry, Colm

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FIDEFIDE 2500175· Male· Ireland· Born in 1959

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Colm Barry, a 67-year-old Irish player, is rated 2208 and ranked 23rd among Irish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2196 and 2227 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Gorey FIDE rated Rapid 2026) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 151 months (2003–2015), 25 months (2015–2018), 44 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2295 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001); he also reached Irish #13 in Oct 2003.

Current rating

2208

Standard

Rpd2180·Blz—

All-time high

2295

−87 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#23

#23 · Irish players · of 939

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 67
Jun 2026
2025
1st Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2227
Dec 2025
2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2215 → returned at 2220
Nov 2022
1st Irish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2259
Mar 2022
2018
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2241 → returned at 2259
Jun 2018
2015
1st Irish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2257
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-11
2219 → 2208
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
5W1D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The National Club championship 2026
Team
Apr 20262/4#53—-17.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#69—+0.6
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250/2#125—-15.4
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20252/2#2—+10.6
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20251/1#27—+8.4
LCU Branagan Cup 2025 group stage
Team
Jun 20250/1#97—-11.4
Worst Elo result: The National Club championship 2026 (-17.2 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#23
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#5,401
in continent
World
#7,746
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,307
9
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10
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23🇮🇪Barry, Colm2,208
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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5401🇮🇪Barry, Colm2,208
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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7746🇮🇪Barry, Colm2,208