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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 7 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/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

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#96,714

#96,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-27
1765 → 1738
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
1W5D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 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

Rankings

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Ireland
#479
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#68,828
in continent
World
#96,712
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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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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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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96712🇮🇪Walsh, David W.1,738