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Duffy, Seamus
🇮🇪FIDE 2501708· Male· Ireland· Born in 1963
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Seamus Duffy, a 63-year-old Irish player, is rated 1858. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. Also played 2 rapid (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Rapid Open 2026) and 1 blitz events (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Blitz Open 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2013–2015) and 13 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2113 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2008); he also reached Irish #30 in Jul 2009.
Current rating
1858
Standard
Rpd1906·Blz1932
All-time high
2113
−255 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 45
Oct 2008 · age 45
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,176
#59,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
11th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1884
Jan 2024
2023
9th Irish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1969
Aug 2023
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1953 → returned at 1943
Oct 2021
2015
12th Irish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2023
Sep 2015
100 career games
at age 52
Aug 2015
2013
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2008 → returned at 2014
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1889 → 1858
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
4W2D8L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | — | +10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #97 | — | -13.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #70 | — | -15.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #36 | — | +6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #103 | — | -16.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #90 | — | -5.0 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1.5/3 | #15 | — | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Murray
🇮🇪IRL·2084
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKillian DelaneyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2279
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsStephen Moran
🇮🇪IRL·2154
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsOisin P. Benson
🇮🇪IRL·1971
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsEamon Keogh
🇮🇪IRL·1841
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#243
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#43,348
in continent
World
#59,175
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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