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McGowan, Patrick J.

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FIDEFIDE 2505029· Male· Ireland· Born in 1956

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Patrick J. Mcgowan, a 70-year-old Irish player, is rated 1661. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈5/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 5-6. He took a 41-month break between Jun 2019 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1785 was reached at age 60 (Feb 2016).

Current rating

1661

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1785

−124 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 60

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#124,054

#124,054 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1545 → 1693
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Jan 2024
2022
23rd Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1593
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1614 → returned at 1593
Jun 2019
2017
17th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1770
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Evolution
+21
1640 → 1661
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
3W6D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Round 11
Team
May 20261/1#15—+11.6
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#8—+19.2
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20261/1#44—+3.0
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20251/2#15—+3.2
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Oct 20250/2#62—-15.8
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20251/1#44—+2.2
LCU Killane Shield 2025 group stage
Team
Jun 20250.5/2#62—-1.8
Worst Elo result: LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4 (-15.8 Elo, finished #62).

Rankings

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Ireland
#663
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#85,607
in continent
World
#124,048
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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Ireland
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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663🇮🇪McGowan, Patrick J.1,661
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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2,744
5
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6
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2,729
7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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85607🇮🇪McGowan, Patrick J.1,661
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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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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2,753
9
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124048🇮🇪McGowan, Patrick J.1,661