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O'Cinneide, Mel
🇮🇪FIDE 2500620· Male· Ireland· Born in 1965
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Mel O'Cinneide, a 61-year-old Irish player, is rated 2105 and ranked 45th among Irish players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is currently in the 2100–2150 range. 20 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 1 rapid event (including Gorey FIDE rated Rapid 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 41 months (2005–2008), 33 months (2008–2011) and 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2268 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2004); he also reached Irish #13 in Jul 2002.
Current rating
2105
Standard
Rpd2097·Blz2135
All-time high
2268
−163 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 39
Apr 2004 · age 39
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45
#45 · Irish players · of 939
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
May 2026
2nd Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2115
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
Dec 2025
2022
2nd Irish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2201
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2193 → returned at 2201
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
2090 → 2105
Tournaments
7
19 games
Score
11/ 1957.9%
8W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #87 | — | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #696 | 2120 | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | — | +17.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | — | +3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #96 | — | -18.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | — | +14.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #26 | — | +10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn Joyce
🇮🇪IRL·1997
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJonathan O'Connor
🇮🇪IRL·2159
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsDavid FitzsimonsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2307
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsSam E. CollinsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2462
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
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Ireland
#45
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#10,849
in continent
World
#14,953
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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