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Murchadha, Oissine
CM🇮🇪FIDE 2503603· Male· Ireland· Born in 1996
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Oissine Murchadha, a 30-year-old Irish Candidate Master, is rated 1995. He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈19/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. Also played 1 rapid (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2014–2015) and 56 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2029 was reached at age 20 (May 2016); he also reached Irish #49 in May 2022.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 28). At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1995
Standard
Rpd1939·Blz1873
All-time high
2029
−34 pts below
May 2016 · age 20
May 2016 · age 20
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,280
#28,280 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 28
Jan 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1878 → 1975
Dec 2023
2022
Peak Irish rank: #49
at age 26 · rated 1975
May 2022
2017
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1976 → returned at 1966
Jan 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 20
Sep 2016
2nd Irish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2029
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+50
1945 → 1995
Tournaments
8
22 games
Score
14/ 2263.6%
12W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | — | +7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | — | +9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | — | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | — | +19.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #37 | — | +8.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/7 | #497 | 1934 | -1.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | — | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #33 | 1838 | -15.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatryk BrozynskiCM
🇮🇪IRL·2224
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsOisin O`cuilleanain
🇮🇪IRL·2206
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2263
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsRoss Du Berry
🇮🇪IRL·1882
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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Ireland
#79
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#20,900
in continent
World
#28,280
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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