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Buckley, Gerard
🇮🇪FIDE 2503239· Male· Ireland· Born in 1977
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Gerard Buckley, a 49-year-old Irish player, is rated 1799. He has fluctuated between 1777 and 1879 over the past 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Intermediate, LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and Eanna February Quad RR Groups. 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
1799
Standard
Rpd1811·Blz1857
All-time high
1962
−163 pts below
May 2011 · age 34
May 2011 · age 34
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#76,691
#76,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1800 → 1799
Tournaments
11
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
10W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | — | -10.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #26 | — | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | — | +6.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 1939 | +12.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | — | -0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #89 | — | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #5 | — | +4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #75 | — | +0.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | — | +5.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #45 | — | -16.4 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#354
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#55,520
in continent
World
#76,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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