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Foenander, Phillip
🇮🇪FIDE 2505444· Male· Ireland· Born in 1952
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Phillip Foenander, a 74-year-old Irish player, is rated 1662. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 6 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs, 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open, and The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship. He took a 16-month break between Jun 2018 and Nov 2019. His peak of 1787 was reached at age 62 (Jul 2014).
Current rating
1662
Standard
Rpd1760·Blz—
All-time high
1787
−125 pts below
Jul 2014 · age 62
Jul 2014 · age 62
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#123,695
#123,695 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+200 Elo)
1507 → 1707
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 71
Apr 2023
17th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1566
Jan 2023
2018
21st Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1625
Dec 2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1625 → returned at 1598
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
1691 → 1662
Tournaments
9
43 games
Score
18.5/ 4343.0%
19W2D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2/5 | #7 | 1554 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #75 | 1850 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #162 | 1940 | -11.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #25 | 1602 | -12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #52 | 881 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #38 | — | -7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #60 | 1109 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | — | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #4 | 2418 | +24.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin O`Grady
🇮🇪IRL·1908
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsDiana MirzaWFM
🇮🇪IRL·1950
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsFrank Noonan
🇮🇪IRL·1888
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsLiam O`Brien
🇮🇪IRL·1814
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2018
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#656
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#85,384
in continent
World
#123,689
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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