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O`Higgins, Niall
🇮🇪FIDE 2505126· Male· Ireland· Born in 1973
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Niall O`Higgins, a 53-year-old Irish player, is rated 1730. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. He took a 31-month break between Apr 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1807 was reached at age 51 (Dec 2024).
Current rating
1730
Standard
Rpd1773·Blz1764
All-time high
1807
−77 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 51
Dec 2024 · age 51
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,478
#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
100 career games
at age 52
Sep 2025
21st Irish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1807
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+184 Elo)
1623 → 1807
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1807
at age 51 · −77 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
1781 → 1730
Tournaments
13
30 games
Score
11/ 3036.7%
8W6D16L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #80 | — | -5.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | #66 | — | -11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #85 | — | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | — | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #85 | — | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #30 | 1763 | -18.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | — | +3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #102 | — | -1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #113 | — | -10.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #122 | — | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#498
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#70,583
in continent
World
#99,476
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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