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O'Rourke, Ray
🇮🇪FIDE 2501023· Male· Ireland· Born in 1963
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Ray O'Rourke, a 63-year-old Irish player, is rated 1849. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2005–2008) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2086 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2005); he also reached Irish #35 in Oct 2007.
Current rating
1849
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2086
−237 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 42
Oct 2005 · age 42
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,760
#61,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
13th Irish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1907
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1810 → 1899
Nov 2024
2022
11th Irish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1866
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1866 → returned at 1854
May 2020
2014
100 career games
at age 51
Jun 2014
16th Irish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2007
May 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1885 → 1849
Tournaments
10
18 games
Score
7/ 1838.9%
5W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | — | -9.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | — | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #111 | — | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #105 | — | -8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #106 | — | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #98 | — | -8.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #78 | — | -0.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #109 | — | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #2 | 1917 | +6.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | — | +3.4 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#256
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#45,172
in continent
World
#61,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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