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Smith, Gerard
🇮🇪FIDE 2503522· Male· Ireland· Born in 1956
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Gerard Smith, a 70-year-old Irish player, is rated 1829. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/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 30-month break between May 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1959 was reached at age 58 (Jun 2014, Irish #94 at the time).
Current rating
1829
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1959
−130 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 58
Jun 2014 · age 58
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#67,459
#67,459 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1755 → 1867
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2022
13th Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1751
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1751 → returned at 1763
May 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Apr 2017
12th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1869
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
1866 → 1829
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
4/ 1136.4%
1W6D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | — | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #54 | — | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #82 | — | -5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #102 | — | -9.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #17 | — | +1.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #100 | — | -20.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#300
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#49,155
in continent
World
#67,458
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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