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O`Brien, Ray

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FIDEFIDE 2503107· Male· Ireland· Born in 1951

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Ray O`Brien, a 75-year-old Irish player, is rated 1819 — just 6 short of his peak of 1825 (Dec 2024, age 73). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 5-6 and Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Munster Chess Union Rapid League 2025-2026) recently.

Current rating

1819

Standard

Rpd1793·Blz—

All-time high

1825

−6 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 73

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#70,455

#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
9th Irish 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1825
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1825
at age 73 · −6 from today
Dec 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1825 → returned at 1814
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1638 → 1815
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 73
Mar 2024
2020
20th Irish 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1642
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Paddy Divilly 1,663
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
-6
1825 → 1819
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
4W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/1#112463+5.4
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260/1#581005-10.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsGerry Casey
🇮🇪IRL·1724
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsPaul Kiely
🇮🇪IRL·1859
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsPiotr Leichert
🇵🇱POL·1878
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsHenk De Jonge
🇮🇪IRL·1913
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsPaul O`Donovan
🇮🇪IRL·1861
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings

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Ireland
#315
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#51,199
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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51199🇮🇪O`Brien, Ray1,819
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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70454🇮🇪O`Brien, Ray1,819