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PJ
Phelan, John J.
🇮🇪FIDE 2503468· Male· Ireland· Born in 1955
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John J. Phelan, a 71-year-old Irish player, is rated 1672. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. He took a 25-month break between May 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1786 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1672
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1786
−114 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#120,005
#120,005 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
28th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1676
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 70
Jun 2025
2024
All-time peak 1786
at age 69 · −114 from today
Mar 2024
2022
14th Irish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1732
Apr 2022
2020
26th Irish 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1732
Oct 2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1732 → returned at 1723
May 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-48
1720 → 1672
Tournaments
8
11 games
Score
1/ 119.1%
0W2D9L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | — | -3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #75 | — | +3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #78 | — | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #87 | — | -8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #90 | — | -5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #105 | — | -5.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #95 | — | -11.4 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0/2 | #83 | — | -14.6 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#635
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#83,227
in continent
World
#119,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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