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Earls, Dermot
🇮🇪FIDE 2504715· Male· Ireland· Born in 1955
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Dermot Earls, a 71-year-old Irish player, is rated 1608 — just 19 short of his peak of 1627 (Apr 2025, age 70). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 19 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). 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. Also played 1 rapid event (including Longford Rapid Open 2026) recently. He took a 47-month break between Jun 2018 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1608
Standard
Rpd1605·Blz—
All-time high
1627
−19 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 70
Apr 2025 · age 70
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#143,920
#143,920 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
36th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1612
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1627
at age 70 · −19 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+285 Elo)
1340 → 1625
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1618 → 1608
Tournaments
6
9 games
Score
2/ 922.2%
0W4D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #62 | — | -4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #69 | — | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #95 | — | -6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #56 | — | +4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #82 | — | +2.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #72 | — | -2.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#778
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#96,676
in continent
World
#143,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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