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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 1649. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 13 months. 11 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

1649

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1785

−136 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 60

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#128,089

#128,089 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
+9
1640 → 1649
Tournaments
6
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
2W6D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Worst Elo result: LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4 (-15.8 Elo, finished #62).

Rankings

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Ireland
#712
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#87,922
in continent
World
#128,083
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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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,320
9
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2,297
10
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2,296
...
712🇮🇪McGowan, Patrick J.1,649
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
...
87922🇮🇪McGowan, Patrick J.1,649
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,753
...
128083🇮🇪McGowan, Patrick J.1,649