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Kiely, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 2503921· Male· Ireland· Born in 1955

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Paul Kiely, a 71-year-old Irish player, is rated 1854. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 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

1854

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1961

−107 pts below
May 2016 · age 61

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#60,213

#60,213 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
5th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1854
May 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 · −107 from today
May 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Conor Crean 1,600
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 3-4 · Jan 2026 · +3.9 Elo
Evolution
-24
1878 → 1854
Tournaments
12
20 games
Score
8.5/ 2042.5%
7W3D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Round 7
Team
Apr 20260/1#371077-8.6
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20262/2#9—+17.2
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#16—-3.8
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#19—+3.6
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#171760-4.2
Worst Elo result: Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 1-2 (-18.4 Elo, finished #35).

Rankings

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Ireland
#262
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#44,038
in continent
World
#60,213
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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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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2,296
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262🇮🇪Kiely, Paul1,854
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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2,708
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44038🇮🇪Kiely, Paul1,854
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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60213🇮🇪Kiely, Paul1,854