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Armstrong, Fred
🇮🇪FIDE 2502089· Male· Ireland· Born in 1964
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Fred Armstrong, a 62-year-old Irish player, is rated 1806. He is progressing steadily with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, Fingal Open Championships 2026 Group A Rounds 4-5, and The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship. His peak of 1844 was reached at age 54 (May 2018).
Current rating
1806
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1844
−38 pts below
May 2018 · age 54
May 2018 · age 54
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#74,472
#74,472 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
27th Irish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1806
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1671 → 1791
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024
2022
18th Irish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1763
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+61
1745 → 1806
Tournaments
12
46 games
Score
18.5/ 4640.2%
15W14D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | — | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | — | -1.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1993 | +11.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 2012 | +12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | — | -14.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #5 | 1624 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #3 | 2040 | +35.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | — | +8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | — | +12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #20 | — | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBernard Boyle
🇮🇪IRL·1843
+3 −3 =6
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAlan Macdonagh
🇮🇪IRL·1792
+1 −1 =9
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPat Fitzsimons
🇮🇪IRL·1696
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCiaran Quinn
🇮🇪IRL·1916
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsGerard MacElligottCM
🇮🇪IRL·1953
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#339
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#53,969
in continent
World
#74,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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