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Murray, Jim G.
🇮🇪FIDE 2501490· Male· Ireland· Born in 1951
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Jim G. Murray, a 75-year-old Irish player, is rated 1841. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and The Irish 65plus Championship 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Gens Una Sumus - Rapid Tournament) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2009–2011), 15 months (2011–2012) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1923 was reached at age 68 (Dec 2019); he also reached Irish #63 in Jul 2009.
Current rating
1841
Standard
Rpd1870·Blz—
All-time high
1923
−82 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 68
Dec 2019 · age 68
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#63,967
#63,967 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2022
4th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1908
Jun 2022
2020
2nd Irish 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1919
Oct 2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1919 → returned at 1908
Feb 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+138 Elo)
1785 → 1923
Dec 2019
All-time peak 1923
at age 68 · −82 from today
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1890 → 1841
Tournaments
9
35 games
Score
19/ 3554.3%
10W18D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | — | -2.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #47 | 1838 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #76 | — | -15.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | — | -4.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #17 | 1724 | -32.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | — | +2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #51 | — | -15.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #1 | 1948 | +13.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | — | +6.6 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#276
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#46,717
in continent
World
#63,966
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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