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Barry, Colm
🇮🇪FIDE 2500175· Male· Ireland· Born in 1959
Colm Barry, a 67-year-old Irish player. currently rated 2213 in Standard, career peak of 2295 (Jan 2001). He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 151 months (2003–2015), 25 months (2015–2018), 44 months (2018–2022), 24 months (2022–2024).
Current rating
2213
Standard
Rpd2223·Blz—
All-time high
2295
−82 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42
Jan 2001 · age 42
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#24
in Ireland · of 942
Career timeline
11 entries2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2215 → returned at 2220
Nov 2022
Best 12-month gain (+18 Elo)
2241 → 2259
Mar 2022
2018
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2241 → returned at 2259
Jun 2018
2015
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2257 → returned at 2251
Dec 2015
2003
Peak Irish rank: #13
at age 44 · rated 2262
Oct 2003
Inactive for 151 months
paused at 2262 → returned at 2257
Apr 2003
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-2
2215 → 2213
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Ireland
#24
out of 1,233 players
Europe
#5,599
in continent
World
#7,500
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ireland
Europe
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
9 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8Elo 2213
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fBrady, StephenIRL | 2247 | ½ | +0.6 | ♔ |
2026-02STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6Elo 2212
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fJessel, StephenIRL | 2349 | 0 | -6.2 | ♚ |
| cCollins, AdamIRL | 2237 | 0 | -9.2 | ♔ |
2025-12STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2Elo 2227
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valenca, MathieuIRL | 2147 | 1 | +8.4 | ♚ |
2025-12STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4Elo 2227
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O`higgins, NiallIRL | — | 1 | +1.6 | ♔ |
| O`connor, JonathanIRL | 2173 | 1 | +9 | ♚ |
2025-09STDLCU Branagan Cup 2025 group stageElo 2208
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O`connor, JonathanIRL | 2169 | 0 | -11.4 | ♚ |
2025-06STDDiv 2 Heidenfeld Trophy 2024-2025 Round 11Elo 2219
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce, JohnIRL | 1999 | 1 | +4.4 | ♚ |
2025-05STDDiv 2 Heidenfeld Trophy 2024-2025 Rounds 9-10Elo 2215
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrne, RayIRL | 1883 | ½ | -7.6 | ♔ |