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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 1895 — just 21 short of his peak of 1916 (Oct 2013, age 45). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 14 months. 13 rated games in the past year. 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
1895
Standard
Rpd1865·Blz1844
All-time high
1916
−21 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 45
Oct 2013 · age 45
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,381
#49,381 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1882 → 1895
Tournaments
8
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
5W3D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#192
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#36,350
in continent
World
#49,381
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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