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McCabe, Shane
🇮🇪FIDE 2503891· Male· Ireland· Born in 1968
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Shane Mccabe, a 58-year-old Irish player, is rated 1886 — just 30 short of his peak of 1916 (Oct 2013, age 45). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 15 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈13/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: 23 months (2016–2018) and 50 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1886
Standard
Rpd1865·Blz1844
All-time high
1916
−30 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 45
Oct 2013 · age 45
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#51,561
#51,561 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
12th Irish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1908
Nov 2024
2023
16th Irish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1845
Oct 2023
2018
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1840 → returned at 1828
Sep 2018
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Sep 2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1833 → returned at 1840
Sep 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 47
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1882 → 1886
Tournaments
10
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
5W4D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | — | -7.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | — | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | — | +6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | — | -4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | — | +10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #130 | — | -10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #51 | — | +2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #77 | — | -0.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #19 | — | +7.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #79 | — | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLorenzo Rocco
🇬🇧ENG
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2017
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vsFederico RoccoCM
🇬🇧ENG·2175
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2016
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vsJonathan Landau
🇬🇧ENG·1956
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met May 2015
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vsGabriel Balouka Myers
🇬🇧ENG·1866
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsCecil Sloan
🇮🇪IRL·1594
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met May 2015
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#202
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#37,931
in continent
World
#51,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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