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Daly, Colm
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2500434· Male· Ireland· Born in 1967
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Colm Daly, a 59-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2165 and ranked 30th among Irish players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2148 and 2217 over the past 2 years. 69 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Senior, The National Club championship 2026, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 10 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including The Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2380 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2006); he also reached Irish #5 in Jan 2001 and spent 85 months in Irish top 10, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Competes for Ireland since Jan 2006. Awarded FM in 2001 (age 34). Earned IM norms at Euro TM CC 1997 and 4 Bangkok Chess Club Open 2004.
Current rating
2165
Standard
Rpd2071·Blz2016
All-time high
2380
−215 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 39
Apr 2006 · age 39
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#30
#30 · Irish players · of 939
85 months in National top 10 (2001–2018)
85 months in National top 10 (2001–2018)
Career timeline
23 entries2025
5th Irish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2217
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 58
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
Jun 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2285 → returned at 2285
Sep 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 51
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Dun Laoghaire Chess club 50th anniversary Championship of Championsperf 2452 (+250) · 5.5/7 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
2148 → 2165
Tournaments
13
58 games
Score
37.5/ 5864.7%
28W19D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTom O`GormanIM2,382·Dun Laoghaire Chess club 50th anniversary Championship of Champions·R4·+14.8
2.[W]vsMark HeidenfeldIM2,315·Dun Laoghaire Chess club 50th anniversary Championship of Champions·R6·+13.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #11 | — | -26.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #14 | — | +11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | — | +4.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #6 | 2216 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2132 | -3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #107 | — | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #10 | 2112 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 2075 | -14.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #134 | — | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #15 | — | +14.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid FitzsimonsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2307
+15 −14 =9
38 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSam E. CollinsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2462
+3 −17 =6
26 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsConor O`DonnellFM
🇮🇪IRL·2281
+12 −8 =4
24 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsStephen BradyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2261
+6 −7 =10
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKillian DelaneyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2279
+10 −6 =6
22 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Ireland
#30
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#7,301
in continent
World
#10,250
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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