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Bennett, Eric
🇮🇪FIDE 2501384· Male· Ireland· Born in 1977
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Eric Bennett, a 49-year-old Irish player, is rated 1878. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Intermediate, The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 1 rapid (including CZECH OPEN 2025 - G2 - rapid tournament) and 3 blitz events (including CZECH OPEN 2025 - Q3 - blitz tournament) recently. His peak of 1990 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2010); he also reached Irish #55 in Oct 2004.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz1896
All-time high
1990
−112 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 33
Jul 2010 · age 33
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,713
#53,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
12th Irish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1878
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1729 → 1831
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
2022
3rd Irish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1922
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1840
May 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 39
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
1836 → 1878
Tournaments
10
41 games
Score
24.5/ 4159.8%
16W17D8L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAlan Moseley1,789·3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Major·R5·+8.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGeorge Miller1,903·3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Major·R4·-8.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4/6 | #14 | 2033 | +25.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #10 | — | +15.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #24 | — | -1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #55 | — | +6.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #14 | 2686 | -2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | — | +24.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #85 | — | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #52 | — | +2.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #19 | — | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #138 | 1904 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlex Goss
🇮🇪IRL·1881
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2223
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2263
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMindaugas Janusaitis
🇱🇹LTU·1915
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsConor O`DonnellFM
🇮🇪IRL·2281
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#214
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#39,471
in continent
World
#53,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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