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Dignam, Matthew
CM🇮🇪FIDE 2501422· Male· Ireland· Born in 1988
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Matthew Dignam, a 38-year-old Irish Candidate Master, is rated 2164 and ranked 31st among Irish players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 6 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open, 2026 Isle of Wight Masters, and 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open. Also played 3 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 3rd Night Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 39 months (2008–2011), 17 months (2012–2013) and 85 months (2015–2022). His peak of 2214 was reached at age 37 (Sep 2025, Irish #19 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 37). At junior level, he reached #2, #4, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2164
Standard
Rpd2013·Blz2040
All-time high
2214
−50 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 37
Sep 2025 · age 37
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31
#31 · Irish players · of 939
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Peak Irish rank: #19
at age 37 · rated 2214
Sep 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 37
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
2123 → 2214
Sep 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 37
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2214
at age 37 · −50 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2164 → 2164
Tournaments
7
43 games
Score
26/ 4360.5%
21W10D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #17 | — | -25.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #73 | 2159 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/7 | #99 | 2164 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2153 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #83 | 2318 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2470 | +33.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #10 | 2132 | -2.6 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#31
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#7,350
in continent
World
#10,315
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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