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Daly, Colm
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2500434· Male· Ireland· Born in 1967
Colm Daly, a 59-year-old Irish player. currently rated 2175 in Standard, career peak of 2380 (Apr 2006). He took a 12-month break between Sep 2020 and Oct 2021.
Current rating
2175
Standard
Rpd2029·Blz2016
All-time high
2380
−205 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 39
Apr 2006 · age 39
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28
in Ireland · of 942
85 months in National top 10 (2001–2018)
85 months in National top 10 (2001–2018)
Career timeline
14 entries2025
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
85 months in national top 10
longest streak 40 months · since Jan 2001
Apr 2018
2013
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
2285 → 2354
Apr 2013
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+2
2173 → 2175
Score
24/ 3764.9%
19W10D8L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Ireland
#28
out of 1,233 players
Europe
#7,264
in continent
World
#9,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ireland
Europe
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
37 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8Elo 2175
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cMelaugh, ShaneIRL | 2189 | 0 | -10.8 | ♔ |
2026-04STDThe Cavan Chess Congress 2026 MastersElo 2175
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White, ChrisENG | 1808 | 1 | +2 | ♚ |
| Kelbas, DariyUKR | 1855 | 1 | +2.6 | ♔ |
| cLiu, JasonIRL | 2208 | 0 | -9.2 | ♚ |
| cFlynn, JacobIRL | 2226 | 1 | +11.4 | ♔ |
2026-03STDDCU Open 2026Elo 2179
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirziman, RudolfIRL | 1945 | 1 | +4 | ♚ |
| Maguire, TallannIRL | 1936 | ½ | -6.2 | ♔ |
| Salin, RohanIRL | 1874 | 1 | +2.8 | ♚ |
| Kelbas, DariyUKR | 1866 | 1 | +2.6 | ♔ |
| fArtemenko, OlegUZB | 2306 | 0 | -6.6 | ♚ |
2026-02STDGonzaga Chess Classic Masters 2026Elo 2182
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrenko, MarynaUKR | 2046 | 1 | +5.4 | ♔ |
| Govindaraju, DarunIRL | 2124 | 0 | -12.6 | ♚ |
| Arun, NitishIRL | 2161 | ½ | -1.6 | ♚ |
| Ryan, JoshuaIRL | 1863 | 1 | +2.2 | ♔ |
| Cole, EthanIRL | 2018 | ½ | -5.2 | ♚ |
2026-02STDICU NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2026 - OPENElo 2182
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cMelaugh, ShaneIRL | 2189 | ½ | -0.8 | ♚ |
| Lynch, DavidIRL | — | 1 | +1.6 | ♔ |
| McGrath, MarkIRL | 1888 | 0 | -17.6 | ♚ |
| O`reilly, CiaranIRL | — | 1 | +1.6 | ♔ |
| Heron, LorcanIRL | 1883 | 1 | +2.4 | ♚ |
| Sheehan, ConorIRL | 1867 | 1 | +2.2 | ♔ |
| cMulay, PratikIND | 2087 | ½ | -3.6 | ♔ |
2026-02STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6Elo 2182
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fBrady, StephenIRL | 2226 | 0 | -9.4 | ♔ |
2025-12STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4Elo 2217
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mQuinn, MarkIRL | 2361 | ½ | +4.2 | ♚ |
| Wafa, ShrookEGY | 2214 | 1 | +10.4 | ♔ |
2025-11STDDun Laoghaire Chess club 50th anniversary Championship of ChampionsElo 2202
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gBaburin, AlexanderIRL | 2365 | ½ | +5.6 | ♔ |
| fDelaney, JohnIRL | 2137 | ½ | -0.4 | ♔ |
| Keogh, EamonIRL | 1902 | 1 | +3.8 | ♚ |
| mFitzsimons, DavidIRL | 2286 | 1 | +13.8 | ♚ |
| mHeidenfeld, MarkIRL | 2315 | 1 | +14.4 | ♔ |
| fO`gorman, TomIRL | 2382 | 1 | +15.8 | ♔ |
| fRyan, JosephIRL | 2192 | ½ | +1.2 | ♚ |
2025-10STDCity of Dublin 2025 MastersElo 2148
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cHarding, TimIRL | 1961 | 0 | -15.6 | ♚ |
| Kholyavko, KirillUKR | 1980 | ½ | -5 | ♔ |
| Salmin, VitaliyIRL | 1795 | 1 | +1.8 | ♚ |
| O`reilly, ConorIRL | 1984 | 1 | +5 | ♔ |
| Paibir, AtharvaIRL | 1995 | 0 | -14.8 | ♔ |