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Smith, Gerard

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FIDEFIDE 2503522· Male· Ireland· Born in 1956

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Gerard Smith, a 70-year-old Irish player, is rated 1832. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 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

1832

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1959

−127 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 58

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#66,579

#66,579 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-34
1866 → 1832
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
1W5D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20261/2#54—-1.2
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#82—-5.6
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#102—-9.0
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#17—+1.6
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20250/2#100—-20.2
Worst Elo result: LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2 (-20.2 Elo, finished #100).

Rankings

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Ireland
#309
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#48,529
in continent
World
#66,579
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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7
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2,759
7
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9
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