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Walsh, David W.

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FIDEFIDE 2503875· Male· Ireland· Born in 1961

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David W. Walsh, a 65-year-old Irish player, is rated 1738 — just 27 short of his peak of 1765 (May 2025, age 64). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 6 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 3-4. He took a 30-month break between May 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1738

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1766

All-time high

1765

−27 pts below
May 2025 · age 64

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#96,605

#96,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
All-time peak 1765
at age 64 · −27 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1622 → 1755
Jan 2025
2022
25th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1650
Apr 2022
2020
39th Irish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1650
Oct 2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1650 → returned at 1643
May 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Dec 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-27
1765 → 1738
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
3/ 1127.3%
1W6D4L
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 20260.5/2#72—-3.2
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Feb 20261/2#29—-0.4
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#71—-6.8
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20250.5/2#74—-6.8
LCU Branagan Cup 2025 group stage
Team
Jun 20250.5/2#61—-9.6

Rankings

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Ireland
#499
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#68,696
in continent
World
#96,604
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2
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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
...
499🇮🇪Walsh, David W.1,738
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
...
68696🇮🇪Walsh, David W.1,738
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
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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
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
96604🇮🇪Walsh, David W.1,738