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Collins, Sam E.
IM🇮🇪FIDE 2501198· Male· Ireland· Born in 1982
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Sam E. Collins, a 44-year-old Irish International Master, is rated 2459 and ranked 1st among Irish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 24-month break between Jan 2024 and Feb 2026. Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2495 was reached at age 32 (Aug 2014, Irish #1 at the time); he has been Irish #1 for 73 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded IM in 2005 (age 23) and FM in 2003 (age 21). Earned GM norms at First Saturday GM 2008, Arctic Chess Challenge 2010, and Irish New Year GM Norm Event 2018. At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2459
Standard
Rpd2439·Blz2377
All-time high
2495
−36 pts below
Aug 2014 · age 32
Aug 2014 · age 32
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Irish players · of 951
#1 nationally since Jun 2024
#1 nationally since Jun 2024
Career timeline
20 entries2026
73 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 54 months · since Sep 2014
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2464 → returned at 2466
Jan 2024
2023
81st 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2463
Dec 2023
2020
7-month rising streak
+15 Elo
May 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 37
May 2019
2014
Peak Irish rank: #1
at age 32 · rated 2490
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2464 → 2459
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #77 | — | -1.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #62 | — | -4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #29 | — | +1.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2191
+17 −3 =6
26 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsDavid FitzsimonsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2320
+16 −1 =8
25 games·last met May 2023
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vsStephen BradyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2266
+8 −1 =8
17 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsConor O`DonnellFM
🇮🇪IRL·2294
+7 −2 =7
16 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsAlex Astaneh LopezIM
🇮🇪IRL·2416
+5 −6 =3
14 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
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Ireland
#1
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#554
in continent
World
#925
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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