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Buckley, Maurice

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FIDEFIDE 2502135· Male· Ireland· Born in 1956

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Maurice Buckley, a 70-year-old Irish player, is rated 1704. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 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

1704

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1819

−115 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#108,251

#108,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
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 · −115 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jim G. Murray 1,896
The Irish 65plus Championship 2026 · Jan 2026 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-60
1764 → 1704
Tournaments
9
24 games
Score
7.5/ 2431.3%
3W9D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20261/2#61—+2.4
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#59—-1.6
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Feb 20260/2#92—-17.0
The Irish 65plus Championship 2026
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/7#211674-13.2
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250/1#108—-2.2
Worst Elo result: Irish Championship Seniors 65plus (-17.8 Elo, finished #4).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#574
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#76,081
in continent
World
#108,249
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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2,297
10
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2,296
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574🇮🇪Buckley, Maurice1,704
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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76081🇮🇪Buckley, Maurice1,704
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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108249🇮🇪Buckley, Maurice1,704