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O`Shea, Niall

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FIDEFIDE 2505142· Male· Ireland· Born in 1984

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Niall O`Shea, a 42-year-old Irish player, is rated 1770. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 18 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert. He took a 47-month break between Jun 2018 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1835 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2018).

Current rating

1770

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1835

−65 pts below
Apr 2018 · age 34

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#85,725

#85,725 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
24th Irish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1799
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Jun 2024
2022
9th Irish 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1798
Jun 2022
2019
34th Irish 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 1825
May 2019
2018
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1825 → returned at 1798
Jun 2018
All-time peak 1835
at age 34 · −65 from today
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Chiron Recto 1,775
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert · Jan 2026 · +0.6 Elo
Evolution
-29
1799 → 1770
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
3.5/ 1326.9%
3W1D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20261/2#29—+6.4
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Feb 20261/2#54—+9.8
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert
Swiss
Jan 20260.5/3#281544-17.0
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250/2#95—-16.8
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20251/2#33—+6.6
Worst Elo result: LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2 (-17.8 Elo, finished #103).

Rankings

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Ireland
#427
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#61,571
in continent
World
#85,724
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2
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2,418
3
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2,388
4
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2,357
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
...
427🇮🇪O`Shea, Niall1,770
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
...
61571🇮🇪O`Shea, Niall1,770
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
85724🇮🇪O`Shea, Niall1,770