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Carey, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 2503034· Male· Ireland· Born in 1964

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Paul Carey, a 62-year-old Irish player, is rated 1853. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2015–2017) and 42 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Cork Congress 2025 - Masters. His peak of 1990 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2018, Irish #67 at the time).

Current rating

1853

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1990

−137 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 54

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#60,493

#60,493 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
12th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1907
Feb 2025
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Jun 2023
12th Irish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1936
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1948 → returned at 1936
Jul 2019
2018
11th Irish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1990
Apr 2018
Peak Irish rank: #67
at age 54 · rated 1990
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-43
1896 → 1853
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
0/ 50.0%
0W0D5L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cork Congress 2025 - Masters
Open Swiss
Oct 20250/5#29—-43.4
Worst Elo result: Cork Congress 2025 - Masters (-43.4 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

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Ireland
#263
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#44,230
in continent
World
#60,493
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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4
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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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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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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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3
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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