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Freeman, Gordon
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2501309· Male· Ireland· Born in 1982
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Gordon Freeman, a 44-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2045 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Senior, The National Club championship 2026, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 4 rapid events (including Gens Una Sumus - Rapid Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003) and 23 months (2005–2007). His peak of 2205 was reached at age 36 (Jun 2018); he also reached Irish #24 in Aug 2015.
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 40). At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2045
Standard
Rpd1931·Blz—
All-time high
2205
−160 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 36
Jun 2018 · age 36
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,359 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Apr 2026
2024
500 career games
at age 42
Sep 2024
2023
2nd Irish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2090
Dec 2023
2022
FM title awardedFM
at age 40
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Jul 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
2017 → 2045
Tournaments
12
44 games
Score
28/ 4463.6%
23W10D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | — | +3.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #10 | — | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #9 | — | +24.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | — | +5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | — | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 2125 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 1941 | -7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #100 | — | -8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #102 | — | -15.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #33 | — | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnthony Fox
🇮🇪IRL·1876
+0 −2 =9
11 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsPeter Cafolla
🇮🇪IRL·1952
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsZygimantas Jakubauskas
🇱🇹LTU·2007
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsAlice O`Gorman
🇮🇪IRL·1991
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohn Joyce
🇮🇪IRL·1997
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#62
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#15,690
in continent
World
#21,359
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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