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QC
Quinn, Ciaran
🇮🇪FIDE 2500817· Male· Ireland· Born in 1960
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Ciaran Quinn, a 66-year-old Irish player, is rated 1916. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He took a 25-month break between May 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2156 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2008); he also reached Irish #24 in Jul 2009.
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd1970·Blz1863
All-time high
2156
−240 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 48
Jul 2008 · age 48
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,191
#44,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
9th Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1936
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1902 → 1986
Feb 2025
2023
6th Irish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1977
Aug 2023
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1951 → returned at 1939
May 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Sep 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-52
1968 → 1916
Tournaments
10
27 games
Score
12/ 2744.4%
6W12D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | — | -2.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #66 | — | -10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | — | +10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #24 | — | +6.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #15 | 1910 | -7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #119 | — | -17.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #64 | — | -13.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #62 | — | -2.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #17 | — | -10.4 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1.5/3 | #22 | — | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBernard Boyle
🇮🇪IRL·1843
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsFred Armstrong
🇮🇪IRL·1806
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAlan Macdonagh
🇮🇪IRL·1792
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2223
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsDavid Murray
🇮🇪IRL·2084
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#153
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#32,596
in continent
World
#44,190
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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