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Buckley, Gerard

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FIDEFIDE 2503239· Male· Ireland· Born in 1977

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Gerard Buckley, a 49-year-old Irish player, is rated 1807. He has fluctuated between 1777 and 1879 over the past 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, Eanna February Quad RR Groups, and LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 2 rapid events (including Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2011–2012) and 25 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1962 was reached at age 34 (May 2011, Irish #89 at the time).

Current rating

1807

Standard

Rpd1811·Blz1857

All-time high

1962

−155 pts below
May 2011 · age 34

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#74,098

#74,098 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1758 → 1861
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 47
Jan 2024
2023
7th Irish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1826
Jan 2023
2022
5th Irish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1870
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Enmanuel Rey Galvan 1,942
2025 National Open - Under 2100 · Jun 2025 · +3.9 Elo
Evolution
+3
1804 → 1807
Tournaments
11
23 games
Score
12/ 2352.2%
7W10D6L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsKevin Chung1,666·2025 National Open - Under 2100·R3·-13.7
2.[L]vsSreeyan Andhurthi1,775·Eanna February Quad RR Groups·R3·-10.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20261/1#15—+6.2
Eanna February Quad RR Groups
Round-Robin
Feb 20262/3#121939+12.6
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20261/2#34—-0.4
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#89—+0.8
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#5—+4.6
Worst Elo result: LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2 (-16.4 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#353
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#53,724
in continent
World
#74,098
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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