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Fox, Anthony
🇮🇪FIDE 2500736· Male· Ireland· Born in 1960
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Anthony Fox, a 66-year-old Irish player, is rated 1876. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. His peak of 2142 was reached at age 41 (Oct 2001); he also reached Irish #27 in Jan 2002.
Current rating
1876
Standard
Rpd2039·Blz—
All-time high
2142
−266 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 41
Oct 2001 · age 41
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#54,218
#54,218 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 66
Jun 2026
13th Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1915
Jan 2026
2021
7th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2005
Sep 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2005 → returned at 1936
May 2020
2018
10th Irish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2062
Sep 2018
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1991 → 2062
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-63
1939 → 1876
Tournaments
14
70 games
Score
26/ 7037.1%
10W32D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 2041 | +26.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #103 | — | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/8 | #407 | 1907 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #63 | — | +6.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/8 | #8 | 1802 | -22.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/8 | #8 | 1794 | -26.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #63 | — | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1958 | -12.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | — | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #116 | — | -12.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid FitzsimonsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2307
+2 −11 =7
20 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+1 −13 =3
17 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsStephen BradyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2261
+1 −8 =7
16 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsPeter Cafolla
🇮🇪IRL·1952
+0 −3 =12
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGerard O'Connell
🇮🇪IRL·1996
+2 −3 =10
15 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#218
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#39,811
in continent
World
#54,217
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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