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Goetzee, Rick

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FIDEFIDE 2501813· Male· Ireland· Born in 1967

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Rick Goetzee, a 59-year-old Irish player, is rated 1834. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008) and 43 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1984 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2007); he also reached Irish #50 in Apr 2008.

Current rating

1834

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1984

−150 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 40

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#66,011

#66,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
20th Irish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1890
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
1803 → 1881
Mar 2024
2022
17th Irish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1803
Apr 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
May 2020
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1803 → returned at 1801
May 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 50
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-37
1871 → 1834
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
4/ 1136.4%
3W2D6L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 11
Team
May 20261/1#24—+9.0
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#43—-10.2
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#64—-13.0
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Dec 20250/2#90—-24.2
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20250/2#71—-17.6
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20252/2#7—+19.0
Worst Elo result: LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6 (-24.2 Elo, finished #90).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#290
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#48,156
in continent
World
#66,010
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Ireland
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,344
7
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2,338
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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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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48156🇮🇪Goetzee, Rick1,834
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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66010🇮🇪Goetzee, Rick1,834