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O'Connell, Gerard
🇮🇪FIDE 2500493· Male· Ireland· Born in 1958
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Gerard O'Connell, a 68-year-old Irish player, is rated 1996. He has fluctuated between 1981 and 2036 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and The Irish 65plus Championship 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005) and 23 months (2005–2007). His peak of 2175 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2001); he also reached Irish #21 in Apr 2013.
Current rating
1996
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2052
All-time high
2175
−179 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 43
Jan 2001 · age 43
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,128
#28,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
7th Irish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2036
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Jun 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
May 2019
1st Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2120
Jan 2019
2018
6th Irish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2170
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1988 → 1996
Tournaments
9
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
13W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | — | -3.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #58 | — | -24.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #75 | — | -11.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 2063 | +5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #28 | — | -6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | — | +6.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | — | +9.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 2053 | +5.0 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | — | +26.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnthony Fox
🇮🇪IRL·1876
+3 −2 =10
15 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDavid FitzsimonsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2307
+1 −11 =1
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsKillian DelaneyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2279
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJonathan O'Connor
🇮🇪IRL·2159
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Ireland
#78
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#20,785
in continent
World
#28,128
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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