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Dempsey, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 2501058· Male· Ireland· Born in 1982

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Paul Dempsey, a 44-year-old Irish player, is rated 2147 and ranked 36th among Irish players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 68 months (2002–2008), 21 months (2008–2010), 12 months (2012–2013) and 66 months (2020–2025). 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. His peak of 2204 was reached at age 33 (Jun 2015); he also reached Irish #18 in Jun 2013.

At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2147

Standard

Rpd2138·Blz2141

All-time high

2204

−57 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 33

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#36

#36 · Irish players · of 939

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
1st Irish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2146
Dec 2025
2020
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 2163 → returned at 2146
May 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 36
Jan 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Feb 2016
2015
Crossed 2200
at age 33
Jun 2015
All-time peak 2204
at age 33 · −57 from today
Jun 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-16
2163 → 2147
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
3W4D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Round 11
Team
May 20260.5/1#46—-0.2
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#17—+3.6
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Feb 20261/1#30—+2.4
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#80—-4.4
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#16—-1.2
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20250/1#113—-17.0
Worst Elo result: LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2 (-17.0 Elo, finished #113).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#36
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#8,215
in continent
World
#11,463
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,307
9
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10
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2,297
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36🇮🇪Dempsey, Paul2,147
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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8215🇮🇪Dempsey, Paul2,147
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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11463🇮🇪Dempsey, Paul2,147