What is Smith, Andrew Philip's FIDE rating?

Smith, Andrew Philip's current standard FIDE rating is 2128.

What is Smith, Andrew Philip's rapid rating?

Smith, Andrew Philip's current FIDE rapid rating is 1972.

What is Smith, Andrew Philip's blitz rating?

Smith, Andrew Philip's current FIDE blitz rating is 2110.

What is Smith, Andrew Philip's world ranking?

Smith, Andrew Philip is currently ranked #12,947 in the world (standard rating).

What is Smith, Andrew Philip's ranking in Ireland?

Smith, Andrew Philip is currently ranked #40 in Ireland.

What is Smith, Andrew Philip's continental ranking?

Smith, Andrew Philip is currently ranked #9,355 in their continent.

What is Smith, Andrew Philip's ranking in the 65-70 category?

Smith, Andrew Philip is ranked #2 in Ireland in the 65-70 age group.

What is Smith, Andrew Philip's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Smith, Andrew Philip's all-time peak standard rating is 2252.

When did Smith, Andrew Philip receive their first FIDE rating?

Smith, Andrew Philip first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

What is Smith, Andrew Philip's chess title?

Smith, Andrew Philip holds the FIDE title of FM.

Which federation does Smith, Andrew Philip represent?

Smith, Andrew Philip represents Ireland (IRL).

How old is Smith, Andrew Philip?

Smith, Andrew Philip was born in 1959 and is 67 years old.

When did Smith, Andrew Philip reach their peak rating?

Smith, Andrew Philip reached their peak standard rating of 2252 in 2001, at age 42.

SA

Smith, Andrew Philip

FM🇮🇪

FIDE 2500833· Male· Ireland· Born in 1959

Andrew Philip Smith, a 67-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2128 and ranked 40th among Irish players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open, EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus, and 2025 British Championship: Over 65. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2009 and Nov 2010. His peak of 2252 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001, Irish #13 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 42).

Current rating

2128

Standard

Rpd1972·Blz2110

All-time high

2252

−124 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#40

#40 · Irish players · of 939

Career timeline

22 entries

2025

4th Irish 65-70 player

at age 66 · rated 2145

Dec 2025

Re-crossed 2100

at age 66

Aug 2025

2024

Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)

2055 → 2136

Sep 2024

Re-crossed 2100

at age 65

Sep 2024

2020

1st Irish 60-65 player

at age 61 · rated 2166

Feb 2020

2019

2nd Irish 55-60 player

at age 60 · rated 2172

Oct 2019

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result

EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus

perf 2279 (+134) · 6/9 · #12

Top opponent

vs Aldo HaikIM 2,370

FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +16.2 Elo

Evolution

+30

2098 → 2128

Tournaments

5

35 games

Score

19.5/ 3555.7%

15W9D11L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsAldo HaikIM2,370·FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65·R1·+16.2

2.[W]vsEvgueni, Dr. ChevelevitchIM2,299·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus·R9·+14.2

3.[W]vsNedeljko MalesevicFM2,202·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus·R2·+11.6

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsSteve R Hodge1,973·2025 British Championship: Over 65·R6·-13.5

2.[L]vsEric Boulard2,192·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus·R3·-8.7

3.[L]vsMikhailo KapechunCM2,174·2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open·R3·-8.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 Team	Apr 2026	4.5/8	#80	2161	+9.6	▸
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open Open Swiss	Nov 2025	0.5/5	#118	1861	-27.4	▸
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus Open Swiss	Sep 2025	6/9	#12	2279	+43.6	▸
2025 British Championship: Over 65 Open Swiss	Aug 2025	4.5/7	#12	2079	-3.0	▸
15eme Festival d'Ete de Strasbourg - A Open Swiss	Jul 2025	4/6	#28	2126	+6.4	▸

Worst Elo result: 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open (-27.4 Elo, finished #118).

Rankings

/

Ireland

#40

out of 1,228 players

Europe

#9,355

in continent

World

#12,947

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

Ireland

1	🇮🇪Collins, Sam E.	2,462
2	🇮🇪Kanyamarala, Tarun	2,426
3	🇮🇪O`Gorman, Tom	2,385
4	🇮🇪Jessel, Stephen	2,357
5	🇮🇪Quinn, Mark	2,354
6	🇮🇪Baburin, Alexander	2,344
7	🇮🇪Collins, Adam	2,338
8	🇮🇪Fitzsimons, David	2,307
9	🇮🇪Tureshbayev, Anuar	2,304
10	🇮🇪Venkatesan, Kavin	2,297
...
40	🇮🇪Smith, Andrew Philip	2,128

Europe

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
3	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
4	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,744
5	🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2,739
6	🇭🇺Rapport, Richard	2,729
7	🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden	2,728
8	🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2,721
9	🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2,717
10	🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan	2,713
...
9355	🇮🇪Smith, Andrew Philip	2,128

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
12947	🇮🇪Smith, Andrew Philip	2,128