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Keogh, Eamon
🇮🇪FIDE 2500264· Male· Ireland· Born in 1944
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Eamon Keogh, a 82-year-old Irish player, is rated 1841. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, The Irish 65plus Championship 2026, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. He took a 23-month break between Oct 2004 and Oct 2006. His peak of 2152 was reached at age 57 (Jan 2001); he also reached Irish #26 in Oct 2001.
Current rating
1841
Standard
Rpd1996·Blz—
All-time high
2152
−311 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 57
Jan 2001 · age 57
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,967
#63,967 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
1st Irish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1925
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1852 → 1925
Feb 2025
2022
1st Irish 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1944
Apr 2022
2016
1st Irish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2021
Jul 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
Jun 2015
2010
100 career games
at age 66
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-61
1902 → 1841
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
6/ 2030.0%
4W4D12L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsAlexander BaburinGM2,365·Dun Laoghaire Chess club 50th anniversary Championship of Champions·R5·+8.8
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJohn DelaneyFM2,137·Dun Laoghaire Chess club 50th anniversary Championship of Champions·R4·-4.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #116 | — | -14.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #27 | 1477 | -30.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #70 | — | +1.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #9 | — | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #59 | — | +0.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/7 | #8 | 1815 | -7.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #103 | — | -12.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGerard O'Connell
🇮🇪IRL·1996
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsGerard MacElligottCM
🇮🇪IRL·1953
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsTim D HardingCM
🇮🇪IRL·2004
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsPeter Cafolla
🇮🇪IRL·1952
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#276
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#46,717
in continent
World
#63,966
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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