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Kiely, Paul
🇮🇪FIDE 2503921· Male· Ireland· Born in 1955
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Paul Kiely, a 71-year-old Irish player, is rated 1859. He has fluctuated between 1841 and 1899 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Round 7, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 5-6. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 12 months (2013–2014). His peak of 1961 was reached at age 61 (May 2016); he also reached Irish #70 in May 2022.
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1961
−102 pts below
May 2016 · age 61
May 2016 · age 61
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
4th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1859
Jun 2026
2022
Peak Irish rank: #70
at age 67 · rated 1929
May 2022
2nd Irish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1942
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 64
Dec 2019
2016
6th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1961
May 2016
All-time peak 1961
at age 61 · −102 from today
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1878 → 1859
Tournaments
12
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
7W4D8L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #37 | — | +4.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #37 | 1077 | -8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | — | +17.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | — | -3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | — | +3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | 1760 | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #27 | — | +4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #82 | — | -5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #35 | 1105 | -18.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #97 | — | -17.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas Junior Dunne
🇮🇪IRL·1960
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRay O`Brien
🇮🇪IRL·1819
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsPaul O`Donovan
🇮🇪IRL·1861
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsGerry McCarthy
🇮🇪IRL
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2017
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#239
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#43,153
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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