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Allen, Keith
🇮🇪FIDE 2501147· Male· Ireland· Born in 1962
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Keith Allen, a 64-year-old Irish player, is rated 2113 and ranked 43rd among Irish players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2084 and 2120 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 IOMCA Manx Cup and Plate - Finals, 2025-26 IOMCA Manx Championship Round 5 - 7, and 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 IOMCA Rapid Play Weekender) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 23 months (2006–2008), 38 months (2008–2011), 39 months (2011–2014) and 22 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2289 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2001); he also reached Irish #12 in Jan 2001.
Current rating
2113
Standard
Rpd2133·Blz—
All-time high
2289
−176 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 39
Apr 2001 · age 39
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43
#43 · Irish players · of 939
Career timeline
20 entries2026
2nd Irish 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2113
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 62
Oct 2024
2022
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2128 → returned at 2098
Jan 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 57
Nov 2019
2018
3rd Irish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2216
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2101 → 2113
Tournaments
8
25 games
Score
20/ 2580.0%
17W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | QF | 2774 | +7.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2138 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #14 | 2114 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2681 | +18.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #2 | 1847 | -19.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2071 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2636 | +10.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2103 | -0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHenrik Fabri
🇮🇲IOM·1934
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsSilvester Sipos
🇮🇲IOM·1961
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsSanjay Gumireddy
🇮🇲IOM·1901
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsGlenn Cross
🇮🇲IOM·1815
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsLi WuFM
🇮🇲IOM·2266
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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Ireland
#43
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#10,298
in continent
World
#14,215
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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