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Harding, Tim D
CM🇮🇪FIDE 2500256· Male· Ireland· Born in 1948
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Tim D Harding, a 78-year-old Irish Candidate Master, is rated 2004. He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, The Irish 65plus Championship 2026, and Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 75. Also played 1 rapid event (including The ICU October Rapid 2025) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2008 and Nov 2009. His peak of 2225 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2001); he also reached Irish #18 in Jan 2010.
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 67).
Current rating
2004
Standard
Rpd1900·Blz1913
All-time high
2225
−221 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 53
Jan 2001 · age 53
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,875
#26,875 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
1st Irish 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 2039
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 77
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1885 → 1967
Feb 2025
2019
1st Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2028
Aug 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 70
Feb 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+37
1967 → 2004
Tournaments
8
32 games
Score
19.5/ 3260.9%
15W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #110 | — | -13.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #18 | 1930 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2141 | +23.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #112 | — | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #27 | 2085 | +30.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #61 | — | +5.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #24 | 2145 | +18.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | — | -5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGerard MacElligottCM
🇮🇪IRL·1953
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEamon Keogh
🇮🇪IRL·1841
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsJohn Loughran
🇮🇪IRL·1843
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsGerard O'Connell
🇮🇪IRL·1996
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Aug 2021
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Ireland
#73
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#19,853
in continent
World
#26,875
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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