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O`Dwyer, Fergal

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FIDEFIDE 2500272· Male· Ireland· Born in 1965

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Fergal O`Dwyer, a 61-year-old Irish player, is rated 1914. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/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. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2008–2009), 66 months (2009–2015) and 31 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1977 was reached at age 44 (Nov 2009); he also reached Irish #52 in Apr 2008.

Current rating

1914

Standard

Rpd1941·Blz—

All-time high

1977

−63 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 44

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#44,698

#44,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
9th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1938
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1908 → 1944
Aug 2024
100 career games
at age 59
Aug 2024
2022
7th Irish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1937
Apr 2022
2020
12th Irish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1937
Oct 2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1930
May 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-33
1947 → 1914
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
1W3D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20261/2#32—-4.0
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20260/2#109—-12.0
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250/1#113—-8.4
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20251/2#35—+0.6
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20250.5/2#87—-9.4

Rankings

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Ireland
#155
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#32,969
in continent
World
#44,697
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Ireland
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,357
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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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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32969🇮🇪O`Dwyer, Fergal1,914
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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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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