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O`Flaherty, Kevin
🇮🇪FIDE 2502283· Male· Ireland· Born in 1988
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Kevin O`Flaherty, a 38-year-old Irish player, is rated 1901. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 9-Round Open 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Rapid Open 2026) and 1 blitz events (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Blitz Open 2026) recently. He took a 16-month break between Jul 2017 and Dec 2018. His peak of 1977 was reached at age 36 (Jun 2024); he also reached Irish #77 in Sep 2024.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1937·Blz1954
All-time high
1977
−76 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 36
Jun 2024 · age 36
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
100 career games
at age 37
Feb 2025
2024
Peak Irish rank: #77
at age 36 · rated 1977
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1977
at age 36 · −76 from today
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
1905 → 1965
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1875 → returned at 1872
Jul 2017
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
1942 → 1901
Tournaments
9
33 games
Score
15/ 3345.5%
13W4D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | — | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/9 | #925 | 1818 | -26.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #55 | — | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #20 | 1933 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #16 | 1931 | -5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | — | -7.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #38 | — | -6.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #33 | — | +8.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | — | +12.4 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#176
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#35,282
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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