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LJ
Loughran, John
🇮🇪FIDE 2501562· Male· Ireland· Born in 1960
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John Loughran, a 66-year-old Irish player, is rated 1843. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 15 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, The Cavan Chess Congress 2026 Masters, and LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 2 rapid events (including Irish Rapid Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2005–2008) and 13 months (2013–2014). His peak of 1954 was reached at age 49 (Nov 2009); he also reached Irish #53 in Jul 2009.
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1746·Blz1848
All-time high
1954
−111 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 49
Nov 2009 · age 49
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#63,391
#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
20th Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1843
Jun 2026
2025
23rd Irish 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1858
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+257 Elo)
1573 → 1830
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Jun 2024
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Apr 2018
2016
27th Irish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1868
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+33
1810 → 1843
Tournaments
14
39 games
Score
19.5/ 3950.0%
15W9D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | — | +0.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #9 | — | +11.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #21 | 1848 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | — | +1.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #5 | 1639 | -8.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #41 | 1520 | -23.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | — | +3.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #3 | 1979 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #12 | 2029 | +28.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #37 | — | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTim D HardingCM
🇮🇪IRL·2004
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEugene Donohoe
🇮🇪IRL·1689
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsGerard O'Connell
🇮🇪IRL·1996
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsPeter Cafolla
🇮🇪IRL·1952
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsRay O'Rourke
🇮🇪IRL·1849
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met May 2016
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Rankings
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Ireland
#271
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#46,319
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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