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Lynch, Peter J.
🇮🇪FIDE 2501252· Male· Ireland· Born in 1947
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Peter J. Lynch, a 79-year-old Irish player, is rated 1657. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Intermediate, The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, and LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 1 rapid event (including Eanna Rapid December 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Nov 2009 and Jan 2011. His peak of 1753 was reached at age 69 (Jul 2016); he also reached Irish #95 in Jan 2010.
Current rating
1657
Standard
Rpd1622·Blz1809
All-time high
1753
−96 pts below
Jul 2016 · age 69
Jul 2016 · age 69
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#125,591
#125,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1546 → 1731
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 77
Mar 2024
2023
6th Irish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1611
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 75
May 2022
2018
6th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1725
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionadosperf 1753 (+74) · 4/7 · #203
Evolution
-62
1719 → 1657
Tournaments
14
59 games
Score
22.5/ 5938.1%
18W17D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | — | +11.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #21 | — | +2.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #52 | — | -2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #100 | — | -9.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #66 | — | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #36 | 1725 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #23 | 1540 | -27.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #70 | — | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #48 | — | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #203 | 1753 | -8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEugene Donohoe
🇮🇪IRL·1689
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsShay Scott
🇮🇪IRL·1583
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsKevin Fitzpatrick
🇮🇪IRL·1579
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsMichael Joseph O`Connell
🇮🇪IRL·1542
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsNikolai Dimitrov
🇮🇪IRL·1543
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#674
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#86,499
in continent
World
#125,585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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