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McPhillips, Karl
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2501503· Male· Ireland· Born in 1988
Karl Mcphillips, a 38-year-old Irish player. currently rated 2159 in Standard, career peak of 2327 (Dec 2015). He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013), 18 months (2020–2021).
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd2178·Blz2120
All-time high
2327
−168 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 27
Dec 2015 · age 27
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#32
in Ireland · of 942
Career timeline
15 entries2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 35
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2240 → returned at 2223
May 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Mar 2017
2015
Peak Irish rank: #10
at age 27 · rated 2327
Dec 2015
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
2272 → 2327
Dec 2015
All-time peak 2327
at age 27 · −168 from today
Dec 2015
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+15
2144 → 2159
Score
5/ 862.5%
4W2D2L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Ireland
#32
out of 1,233 players
Europe
#8,065
in continent
World
#10,689
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ireland
Europe
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
10 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8Elo 2159
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fCrowley, JamesIRL | 2103 | ½ | -1 | ♔ |
| O`cuilleanain, OisinIRL | 2146 | 1 | +10.2 | ♚ |
2026-02STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6Elo 2150
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace, Paul A.IRL | 2173 | 1 | +11.2 | ♔ |
2025-12STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2Elo 2139
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melaugh, GavinIRL | 2016 | 1 | +7 | ♔ |
2025-12STDLCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4Elo 2139
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valenca, MathieuIRL | 2147 | ½ | +0.6 | ♚ |
| Cullen, SeanIRL | 1828 | 1 | +3 | ♚ |
2025-06STDDiv 1 Armstrong 2024-2025 Round 11Elo 2128
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cMurphy, OissineIRL | 1920 | 0 | -15.8 | ♔ |
2025-05STDDiv 1 Armstrong 2024-2025 Rounds 9-10Elo 2144
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fBrady, StephenIRL | 2270 | 0 | -7 | ♚ |
2025-04STDDiv 1 Armstrong 2024-2025 Rounds 7-8Elo 2151
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fDelaney, KillianIRL | 2286 | ½ | +3.4 | ♚ |
| Wafa, ShrookEGY | 2156 | 0 | -10 | ♔ |