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O'Cinneide, Mel
🇮🇪FIDE 2500620· Male· Ireland· Born in 1965
Mel O'Cinneide, a 61-year-old Irish player. currently rated 2099 in Standard, career peak of 2268 (Apr 2004). He had 3 career breaks: 41 months (2005–2008), 33 months (2008–2011), 32 months (2020–2022).
Current rating
2099
Standard
Rpd2083·Blz2135
All-time high
2268
−169 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 39
Apr 2004 · age 39
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45
in Ireland · of 942
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
Dec 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2193 → returned at 2201
Mar 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
2209 → 2249
Apr 2018
2008
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2236 → returned at 2234
Jul 2008
2005
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2263 → returned at 2236
Jan 2005
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+7
2092 → 2099
Score
5/ 1050.0%
4W2D4L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Ireland
#45
out of 1,233 players
Europe
#11,876
in continent
World
#15,550
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ireland
Europe
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
12 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8Elo 2099
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDermott, MaloIRL | 2069 | 1 | +8.8 | ♔ |
| fVenkatesan, KavinIRL | 2291 | 0 | -5.4 | ♚ |
2026-02STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6Elo 2096
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cLiu, JasonIRL | 2268 | 0 | -5.4 | ♚ |
| Renji, RafaelIRL | 1961 | 0 | -13.4 | ♔ |
2025-12STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2Elo 2115
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cBrozynski, PatrykIRL | 2171 | ½ | +2.2 | ♚ |
| cSidney, WillIRL | 2022 | 1 | +8.2 | ♚ |
2025-12STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4Elo 2115
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckett, BrianIRL | 1859 | 1 | +4.2 | ♔ |
| Boino, ClaudioIRL | 2102 | 1 | +10.4 | ♔ |
2025-06STDDiv 1 Armstrong 2024-2025 Round 11Elo 2090
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melaugh, GavinIRL | 2016 | ½ | -2.4 | ♚ |
2025-05STDDiv 1 Armstrong 2024-2025 Rounds 9-10Elo 2092
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunne, Thomas JuniorIRL | 1945 | 0 | -14.2 | ♔ |
2025-04STDDiv 1 Armstrong 2024-2025 Rounds 7-8Elo 2106
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O`cuilleanain, OisinIRL | 2113 | ½ | +0.2 | ♚ |
| Murray, BenjaminIRL | 2070 | ½ | -1 | ♚ |