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Moran, Stephen
🇮🇪FIDE 2501872· Male· Ireland· Born in 1990
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Stephen Moran, a 36-year-old Irish player, is rated 2154 and ranked 35th among Irish players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 6 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2. He took a 38-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2211 was reached at age 30 (Jan 2020); he also reached Irish #21 in Sep 2019.
At junior level, he reached #2, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2154
Standard
Rpd2122·Blz2100
All-time high
2211
−57 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 30
Jan 2020 · age 30
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35
#35 · Irish players · of 939
Career timeline
13 entries2020
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2195 → returned at 2167
Mar 2020
All-time peak 2211
at age 30 · −57 from today
Jan 2020
2019
Peak Irish rank: #21
at age 29 · rated 2208
Sep 2019
Crossed 2200
at age 29
Sep 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
2062 → 2142
May 2016
2015
Crossed 2100
at age 25
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2151 → 2154
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
6W4D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | — | +4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | — | -3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #90 | — | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | — | -2.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | — | +10.4 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1/2 | #46 | — | -5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsConor O`DonnellFM
🇮🇪IRL·2281
+3 −4 =6
13 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2223
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2263
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsKillian DelaneyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2279
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsDavid Murray
🇮🇪IRL·2084
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
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Ireland
#35
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#7,856
in continent
World
#10,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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