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Murphy, Dara

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FIDEFIDE 2501783· Male· Ireland· Born in 1991

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Dara Murphy, a 35-year-old Irish player, is rated 1828. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, The Cavan Chess Congress 2026 Masters, and Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. Also played 2 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 49 months (2005–2009) and 165 months (2009–2023). His peak of 1956 was reached at age 14 (Jul 2005); he also reached Irish #56 in Sep 2009.

At junior level, he reached #4, #4, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1828

Standard

Rpd1932·Blz1797

All-time high

1956

−128 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 14

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#67,784

#67,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1825 → 1888
Jan 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Jan 2024
2010
4th Irish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1922
Jan 2010
2009
4th Irish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1922
Nov 2009
Peak Irish rank: #56
at age 18 · rated 1922
Sep 2009
Inactive for 165 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1934
Sep 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival
perf 1986 (+98) · 6/8 · #15
Top opponent
vs Patrick Lessmeister 1,924
The Cavan Chess Congress 2026 Masters · Mar 2026 · +11.5 Elo
Evolution
-60
1888 → 1828
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
10/ 2245.5%
9W2D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/9#2851705-44.8
The Cavan Chess Congress 2026 Masters
Swiss
Mar 20261/4#221761-14.8
Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival
Open Swiss
Jun 20256/8#1519860.0
Worst Elo result: Reykjavik Open 2026 (-44.8 Elo, finished #285).

Rankings

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Ireland
#301
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#49,386
in continent
World
#67,783
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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