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Buckley, Maurice
🇮🇪FIDE 2502135· Male· Ireland· Born in 1956
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Maurice Buckley, a 70-year-old Irish player, is rated 1707. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019) and 43 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1819 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1819
−112 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
100 career games
at age 70
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1709 → 1819
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1819
at age 68 · −112 from today
Mar 2024
2023
23rd Irish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1706
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1702 → returned at 1714
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-57
1764 → 1707
Tournaments
9
24 games
Score
7/ 2429.2%
3W10D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | — | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #61 | — | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | — | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #92 | — | -17.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #21 | 1674 | -13.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #108 | — | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #110 | — | -10.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #76 | — | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #4 | — | -17.8 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#547
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#75,609
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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