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Butler, Kevin

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FIDEFIDE 2501538· Male· Ireland· Born in 1950

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Kevin Butler, a 76-year-old Irish player, is rated 1960. He is currently in the 1950–2000 range. 11 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2006–2008) and 25 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2104 was reached at age 67 (Jun 2017); he also reached Irish #32 in Sep 2009.

Current rating

1960

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2104

−144 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 67

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#34,635

#34,635 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
2nd Irish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1960
May 2026
2022
2nd Irish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2014
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 2009
May 2020
2017
1st Irish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2104
Aug 2017
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
2042 → 2104
Jun 2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 67
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best comeback
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
finished #1 (seeded #14 of 110)
Evolution
+17
1943 → 1960
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
4W3D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20262/2#1—+16.4
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#18—+7.2
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250/2#114—-12.0
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20251/2#39—+5.2
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20251/2#47—+1.2

Rankings

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Ireland
#109
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#25,600
in continent
World
#34,635
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,320
9
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2,297
10
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2,296
...
109🇮🇪Butler, Kevin1,960
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
25600🇮🇪Butler, Kevin1,960
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
34635🇮🇪Butler, Kevin1,960