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Cullen, Sean

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FIDEFIDE 2504146· Male· Ireland· Born in 1964

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Sean Cullen, a 62-year-old Irish player, is rated 1804 — just 24 short of his peak of 1828 (Sep 2025, age 61). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 19 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Intermediate, The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. He took a 39-month break between Aug 2019 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1804

Standard

Rpd1767·Blz—

All-time high

1828

−24 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 61

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#75,134

#75,134 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
27th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1828
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1828
at age 61 · −24 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Dec 2024
27th Irish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1814
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1650 → 1814
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Padraig Hughes 1,942
DCU Open 2026 · Feb 2026 · +13.5 Elo
Evolution
-18
1822 → 1804
Tournaments
9
20 games
Score
7/ 2035.0%
5W5D10L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsPadraig Hughes1,942·DCU Open 2026·R4·+13.5
2.[W]vsLeo Latorre1,531·DCU Open 2026·R3·+3.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMartin Fitzgerald1,875·DCU Open 2026·R2·-8.3
2.[L]vsGabriel Landmark1,968·DCU Open 2026·R1·-5.9
3.[L]vsDiana MirzaWFM1,980·DCU Open 2026·R5·-5.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Round 11
Team
May 20260/1#84—-8.6
2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Intermediate
Swiss
May 20261/1#39—+3.2
The Queen Maeve Cup 2026
Team
Apr 20261/2#46—-1.8
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260/1#109—-6.0
DCU Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/5#231789-3.8
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20251/2#51—-0.6
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#79—-1.4
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20250.5/2#70—-4.4
LCU Branagan Cup 2025 group stage
Team
Jun 20251/2#42—+5.8

Rankings

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Ireland
#347
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#54,418
in continent
World
#75,133
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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9
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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7
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8
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10
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World
1
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2
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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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