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O`Boyle, Donal

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FIDEFIDE 2505096· Male· Ireland· Born in 1960

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Donal O`Boyle, a 66-year-old Irish player, is rated 1847 — just 28 short of his peak of 1875 (Mar 2024, age 64). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert, and LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX) recently. He took a 41-month break between Jan 2020 and Jul 2023 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1847

Standard

Rpd1789·Blz—

All-time high

1875

−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#62,228

#62,228 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
20th Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1847
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1778 → 1875
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1875
at age 64 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
2023
20th Irish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1797
Aug 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Jul 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Conor Stinson 1,781
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert · Jan 2026 · +8.6 Elo
Best comeback
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
finished #1 (seeded #25 of 100)
Evolution
+11
1836 → 1847
Tournaments
5
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
6W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#65—+0.6
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert
Swiss
Jan 20263/4#192011-1.4
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20262/2#1—+14.6
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20251/2#41—-1.6
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20251/2#37—-2.2

Rankings

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Ireland
#269
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#45,484
in continent
World
#62,228
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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2,320
9
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2,297
10
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2,296
...
269🇮🇪O`Boyle, Donal1,847
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
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45484🇮🇪O`Boyle, Donal1,847
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
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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62228🇮🇪O`Boyle, Donal1,847