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Taaffe, Paul
🇮🇪FIDE 2503549· Male· Ireland· Born in 1966
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Paul Taaffe, a 60-year-old Irish player, is rated 1901 — just 8 short of his peak of 1909 (Jun 2025, age 59). He has fluctuated between 1870 and 1909 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Intermediate, LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert. He took a 28-month break between May 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1876·Blz—
All-time high
1909
−8 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 59
Jun 2025 · age 59
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 60
Jun 2026
2025
17th Irish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1909
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1909
at age 59 · −8 from today
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1764 → 1882
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2020
23rd Irish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1786
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1909 → 1901
Tournaments
12
30 games
Score
17.5/ 3058.3%
13W9D8L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | — | +9.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #14 | — | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | — | +15.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #12 | 1921 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #118 | — | -7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | — | -4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | — | -4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #65 | — | +2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #33 | — | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/5 | #26 | — | -22.8 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#176
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#35,282
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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