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Collins, Mark A.

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FIDEFIDE 2502364· Male· Ireland· Born in 1983

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Mark A. Collins, a 43-year-old Irish player, is rated 1983. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2051 was reached at age 33 (Feb 2016); he also reached Irish #46 in Aug 2022.

Current rating

1983

Standard

Rpd1979·Blz1966

All-time high

2051

−68 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 33

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#30,310

#30,310 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 42
May 2025
2024
5th Irish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2015
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
Dec 2023
100 career games
at age 40
Jun 2023
2022
Peak Irish rank: #46
at age 39 · rated 2035
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2027 → returned at 2023
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-22
2005 → 1983
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The National Club championship 2026
Team
Apr 20261/2#92—-4.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#92—-11.4
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20261/1#35—+7.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250/1#99—-8.8
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20250/1#120—-8.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20251/1#49—+7.2
LCU Branagan Cup 2025 group stage
Team
Jun 20250.5/1#51—-3.4

Rankings

/
Ireland
#83
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#22,395
in continent
World
#30,309
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2,462
2
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2,426
3
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2,385
4
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2,357
5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,307
9
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2,304
10
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2,297
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83🇮🇪Collins, Mark A.1,983
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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22395🇮🇪Collins, Mark A.1,983
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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30309🇮🇪Collins, Mark A.1,983