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O'Donovan, Richard
🇮🇪FIDE 2500868· Male· Ireland· Born in 1960
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Richard O'Donovan, a 66-year-old Irish player, is rated 1954. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Senior, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 29 months (2006–2008) and 54 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2174 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2006); he also reached Irish #22 in Oct 2001.
Current rating
1954
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2174
−220 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 46
Jan 2006 · age 46
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35,852
#35,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
6th Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1988
Mar 2026
2022
5th Irish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2052
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 2052 → returned at 2035
May 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2039 → 2097
Jun 2018
7th Irish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2105
May 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
1997 → 1954
Tournaments
7
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
3W6D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | — | +7.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/5 | #32 | — | -33.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #48 | — | -1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #66 | — | -7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #34 | — | +2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #42 | — | -8.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #51 | — | -2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid FitzsimonsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2307
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsGerard O'Connell
🇮🇪IRL·1996
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsJonathan O'Connor
🇮🇪IRL·2159
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsZygimantas Jakubauskas
🇱🇹LTU·2007
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsStephen BradyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2261
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2015
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#105
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#26,489
in continent
World
#35,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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