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Menzies, Colin
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2502755· Male· Ireland· Born in 1988
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Colin Menzies, a 38-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2158 and ranked 35th among Irish players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 31 months (2010–2013), 17 months (2015–2016), 17 months (2016–2018), 14 months (2021–2022) and 16 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. His peak of 2215 was reached at age 35 (Apr 2023); he also reached Irish #19 in Sep 2023.
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 34).
Current rating
2158
Standard
Rpd2186·Blz2173
All-time high
2215
−57 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 35
Apr 2023 · age 35
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35
#35 · Irish players · of 951
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2178 → returned at 2158
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 36
Feb 2024
2023
Peak Irish rank: #19
at age 35 · rated 2204
Sep 2023
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2176 → 2215
Apr 2023
All-time peak 2215
at age 35 · −57 from today
Apr 2023
2022
FM title awardedFM
at age 34
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2178 → 2158
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #89 | — | -19.6 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#35
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#7,628
in continent
World
#10,694
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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