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Taaffe, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 2503549· Male· Ireland· Born in 1966

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Paul Taaffe, a 60-year-old Irish player, is rated 1892 — just 17 short of his peak of 1909 (Jun 2025, age 59). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 7 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He took a 28-month break between May 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1892

Standard

Rpd1876·Blz—

All-time high

1909

−17 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 59

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#50,149

#50,149 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
17th Irish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1909
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1909
at age 59 · −17 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
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1786 → returned at 1793
May 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sanjay Menon 1,835
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert · Jan 2026 · +8.5 Elo
Evolution
-17
1909 → 1892
Tournaments
11
24 games
Score
13/ 2454.2%
9W8D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20262/2#6—+15.6
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert
Swiss
Jan 20263/5#121921+4.8
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20260/1#118—-7.0
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20261/2#37—-4.6
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20251/2#23—-4.6
Worst Elo result: Cork Congress 2025 - Masters (-22.8 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

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Ireland
#198
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#36,909
in continent
World
#50,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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4
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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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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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36909🇮🇪Taaffe, Paul1,892
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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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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10
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50149🇮🇪Taaffe, Paul1,892