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Fitzsimons, Pat

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FIDEFIDE 2502526· Male· Ireland· Born in 1961

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Pat Fitzsimons, a 65-year-old Irish player, is rated 1694. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and DCU Majors 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bray Rapid 2025) recently. He took a 25-month break between May 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1851 was reached at age 63 (Jun 2024).

Current rating

1694

Standard

Rpd1784·Blz1857

All-time high

1851

−157 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 63

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#111,896

#111,896 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1741 → 1851
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1851
at age 63 · −157 from today
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
19th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1793
Apr 2022
2020
24th Irish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1793
Oct 2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1793 → returned at 1784
May 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
DCU Majors 2026
perf 1754 (+68) · 2.5/5 · #19
Top opponent
vs Anthony Fox 1,915
The Irish 50plus Championship 2026 · Jan 2026 · +5.9 Elo
Best comeback
LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
finished #1 (seeded #18 of 80)
Evolution
-47
1741 → 1694
Tournaments
16
58 games
Score
23.5/ 5840.5%
12W25D21L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 16
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Queen Maeve Cup 2026
Team
Apr 20261.5/5#27—-3.8
LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20262/2#1—+12.2
DCU Majors 2026
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#191754+10.2
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship
Swiss
Jan 20262/5#231638-5.2
The Irish 50plus Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/6#91733+7.8
Worst Elo result: The Eanna Classic Major 2025 (-31.0 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#605
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#78,330
in continent
World
#111,893
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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5
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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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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