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Whalley, Anthony
🇮🇪FIDE 2504448· Male· Ireland· Born in 1974
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Anthony Whalley, a 52-year-old Irish player, is rated 1864 — his current career high. He is currently in the 1850–1900 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Intermediate, LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He took a 66-month break between May 2020 and Dec 2025.
Current rating
1864
Standard
Rpd1843·Blz1848
All-time high
1864
at best
Jun 2026 · age 52
Jun 2026 · age 52
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#57,495
#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
10th Irish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1864
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1864
at age 52
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 50
Mar 2024
2022
14th Irish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1770
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1770 → returned at 1861
May 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1862 → 1864
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
10W1D4L
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 | May 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | — | +9.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #32 | — | +12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | — | -8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #47 | — | -5.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #59 | — | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #55 | — | -13.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #114 | — | -10.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/1 | #9 | — | +9.4 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#230
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#42,149
in continent
World
#57,494
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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