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Joyce, John
🇮🇪FIDE 2500655· Male· Ireland· Born in 1970
John Joyce, a 56-year-old Irish player. currently rated 2019 in Standard, career peak of 2277 (Oct 2004). He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2002), 14 months (2003–2004), 17 months (2006–2007), 30 months (2020–2022).
Current rating
2019
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz1916
All-time high
2277
−258 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 34
Oct 2004 · age 34
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#72
in Ireland · of 942
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1964 → 2026
Sep 2025
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2005 → returned at 2002
May 2020
2006
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2263 → returned at 2267
Jan 2006
2004
All-time peak 2277
at age 34 · −258 from today
Oct 2004
2003
Peak Irish rank: #12
at age 33 · rated 2271
Oct 2003
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2271 → returned at 2271
Apr 2003
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+3
2016 → 2019
Standard rating history
Rankings
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Ireland
#72
out of 1,233 players
Europe
#19,000
in continent
World
#24,695
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ireland
Europe
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