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O'Connell, Gerard
🇮🇪FIDE 2500493· Male· Ireland· Born in 1958
Gerard O'Connell, a 68-year-old Irish player. currently rated 2024 in Standard, career peak of 2175 (Jan 2001). He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005), 23 months (2005–2007), 12 months (2020–2021).
Current rating
2024
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2052
All-time high
2175
−151 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 43
Jan 2001 · age 43
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#70
in Ireland · of 942
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2051 → returned at 2048
Sep 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
May 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
2102 → 2170
Mar 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 59
Mar 2017
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+43
1981 → 2024
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Ireland
#70
out of 1,233 players
Europe
#18,449
in continent
World
#23,995
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ireland
Europe
World
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