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Jackson, Carl
🇮🇪FIDE 2502585· Male· Ireland· Born in 1982
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Carl Jackson, a 44-year-old Irish player, is rated 1956. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. His peak of 2156 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2019); he also reached Irish #29 in Feb 2018.
Current rating
1956
Standard
Rpd2033·Blz1918
All-time high
2156
−200 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 37
Jan 2019 · age 37
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,444
#35,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
10th Irish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1968
May 2026
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1979 → returned at 1968
Sep 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Aug 2019
All-time peak 2156
at age 37 · −200 from today
Jan 2019
2018
Peak Irish rank: #29
at age 36 · rated 2154
Feb 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 34
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1929 → 1956
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
7.5/ 1168.2%
6W3D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | — | -12.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #68 | — | +14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | — | +17.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #38 | — | -1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | — | -4.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #9 | — | +14.4 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#101
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#26,180
in continent
World
#35,443
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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