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Malone, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 2504960· Male· Ireland· Born in 1970

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Paul Malone, a 56-year-old Irish player, is rated 1741. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4. He took a 32-month break between Apr 2020 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1788 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1741

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1788

−47 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 54

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#95,687

#95,687 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
32nd Irish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1766
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1649 → 1788
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1788
at age 54 · −47 from today
Mar 2024
2022
23rd Irish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1657
Mar 2022
2020
20th Irish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1657
Oct 2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1657 → returned at 1649
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best comeback
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
finished #2 (seeded #25 of 90)
Evolution
-30
1771 → 1741
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
2W5D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Round 11
Team
May 20260.5/1#38—+1.8
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#45—-13.6
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#52—-13.0
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Oct 20252/2#2—+10.6
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#46—-6.4

Rankings

/
Ireland
#476
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#68,160
in continent
World
#95,685
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,307
9
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2,304
10
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2,297
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476🇮🇪Malone, Paul1,741
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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68160🇮🇪Malone, Paul1,741
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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95685🇮🇪Malone, Paul1,741