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Howley, Kieran

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FIDEFIDE 2504855· Male· Ireland· Born in 1955

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Kieran Howley, a 71-year-old Irish player, is rated 1527. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 54 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. His peak of 1614 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1527

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1614

−87 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#174,338

#174,338 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
44th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1555
Jan 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1364 → 1614
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best comeback
LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
finished #1 (seeded #30 of 80)
Evolution
-14
1541 → 1527
Tournaments
5
18 games
Score
2/ 1811.1%
3W4D11L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#31—-8.6
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Feb 20260/2#93—-8.6
LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20260/1#45—-7.8
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250/1#105—-2.8
LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#1—+14.4

Rankings

/
Ireland
#896
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#111,819
in continent
World
#174,298
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2,459
2
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2,418
3
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2,388
4
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2,357
5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,320
9
🇮🇪Venkatesan, KavinFollow Kavin VenkatesanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,297
10
🇮🇪Heidenfeld, MarkFollow Mark HeidenfeldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,296
...
896🇮🇪Howley, Kieran1,527
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
111819🇮🇪Howley, Kieran1,527
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
174298🇮🇪Howley, Kieran1,527