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Rea, P. J.

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FIDEFIDE 2505614· Male· Ireland· Born in 1962

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P. J. Rea, a 64-year-old Irish player, is rated 1898 — just 24 short of his peak of 1922 (Sep 2012, age 50). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 30 months (2015–2018), 42 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2023–2025). Recent standard appearances include Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Round 7, Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 5-6, and Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 3-4. He reached Irish #96 in Apr 2013.

Current rating

1898

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1922

−24 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 50

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#48,605

#48,605 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1858 → 1916
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1860 → returned at 1911
Jun 2023
13th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1865
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1864 → returned at 1865
Jun 2019
2018
17th Irish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1884
Nov 2018
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Jun 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Martin O`Grady 1,911
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 3-4 · Jan 2026 · +10.1 Elo
Evolution
-9
1907 → 1898
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Round 7
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#251903+0.6
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/2#38—-10.0
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#151912+0.4

Rankings

/
Ireland
#180
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#35,805
in continent
World
#48,604
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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2,385
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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2,307
9
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10
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180🇮🇪Rea, P. J.1,898
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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35805🇮🇪Rea, P. J.1,898
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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48604🇮🇪Rea, P. J.1,898