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Hayes, Peter J.

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FIDEFIDE 2502569· Male· Ireland· Born in 1983

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Peter J. Hayes, a 43-year-old Irish player, is rated 2073 — just 26 short of his peak of 2099 (Nov 2014, age 31) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 12 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). 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 2 rapid events (including Irish Rapid Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 39 months (2015–2018), 46 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2025). He reached Irish #40 in Aug 2015.

Current rating

2073

Standard

Rpd1965·Blz1894

All-time high

2099

−26 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 31

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 8%

#18,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
3rd Irish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2080
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2065 → returned at 2080
Apr 2024
2019
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2075 → returned at 2071
Jun 2019
2015
Peak Irish rank: #40
at age 32 · rated 2079
Aug 2015
100 career games
at age 32
Jun 2015
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2079 → returned at 2074
Jun 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wouter TerlouwFM 2,250
36ste Open van Leuven - Reeks A · Nov 2025 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
+8
2065 → 2073
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
6W3D7L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsBaha Kantekin1,944·36ste Open van Leuven - Reeks A·R2·-13.7
2.[L]vsRalf AkessonGM2,327·36ste Open van Leuven - Reeks A·R5·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The National Club championship 2026
Team
Apr 20260.5/2#107—-3.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20261/2#30—+8.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20260/2#104—-15.4
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20251/2#65—+2.8
36ste Open van Leuven - Reeks A
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/7#352105+7.4
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20251/1#28—+8.0
Worst Elo result: LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8 (-15.4 Elo, finished #104).

Rankings

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Ireland
#54
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#13,229
in continent
World
#18,085
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Ireland
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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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10
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54🇮🇪Hayes, Peter J.2,073
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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5
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6
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2,729
7
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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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13229🇮🇪Hayes, Peter J.2,073
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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18085🇮🇪Hayes, Peter J.2,073