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Walsh, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 2501260· Male· Ireland· Born in 1966

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Paul Walsh, a 60-year-old Irish player, is rated 2093 and ranked 48th among Irish players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 59 months (2005–2010), 13 months (2011–2012), 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 30 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 1-2. His peak of 2147 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2014, Irish #28 at the time).

Current rating

2093

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2147

−54 pts below
Jul 2014 · age 48

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#48

#48 · Irish players · of 939

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
7th Irish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2093
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2101 → returned at 2093
May 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 57
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2073 → returned at 2085
Apr 2020
2017
5th Irish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2132
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Jan 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kieran Moynihan 2,002
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-8
2101 → 2093
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#221944-8.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsKieran Moynihan
🇮🇪IRL·2035
+2 −5 =15
22 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsRory QuinnFM
🇮🇪IRL·2119
+7 −3 =8
18 games·last met Feb 2019
View head-to-head →
vsJan Heinrich
🇸🇰SVK·1930
+3 −0 =6
9 games·last met Dec 2014
View head-to-head →
vsHugh Doyle
🇮🇪IRL·2090
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2017
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Ireland
#48
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#11,684
in continent
World
#16,064
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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9
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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