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Wallace, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 2503867· Male· Ireland· Born in 1957

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Martin Wallace, a 69-year-old Irish player, is rated 1840. He has fluctuated between 1832 and 1911 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈10/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 had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2103 was reached at age 56 (Jun 2013, Irish #39 at the time).

Current rating

1840

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2103

−263 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 56

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#64,208

#64,208 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1826 → 1911
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 68
Feb 2025
2023
8th Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1915
Jan 2023
2022
15th Irish 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1917
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1917 → returned at 1907
May 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Aug 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Per Holst 2,024
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +4.9 Elo
Best comeback
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
finished #2 (seeded #60 of 110)
Evolution
-9
1849 → 1840
Tournaments
6
21 games
Score
5/ 2123.8%
5W5D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#81—-10.6
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Feb 20261/1#39—+7.2
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20252/2#2—+11.4
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#80—+1.0
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20250/2#96—-15.6
Worst Elo result: LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2 (-15.6 Elo, finished #96).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#289
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#46,872
in continent
World
#64,208
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2,459
2
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2,418
3
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2,388
4
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2,357
5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,320
9
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2,297
10
🇮🇪Heidenfeld, MarkFollow Mark HeidenfeldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,296
...
289🇮🇪Wallace, Martin1,840
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
46872🇮🇪Wallace, Martin1,840
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
64208🇮🇪Wallace, Martin1,840