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Hughes, Padraig

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FIDEFIDE 2505690· Male· Ireland· Born in 2001

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Padraig Hughes, a 25-year-old Irish player, is rated 1962 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 106 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eanna May Quad Group B, 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Senior, and March quad A. Also played 5 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Cork Congress 2025 Blitz) recently. He took a 82-month break between Mar 2018 and Feb 2025. He reached Irish #95 in Jun 2026.

At junior level, he reached #11, #7 and #4 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1962

Standard

Rpd1926·Blz1906

All-time high

1962

at best
Jun 2026 · age 25

Activity

41

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#34,235

#34,235 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Peak Irish rank: #95
at age 25 · rated 1962
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1962
at age 25
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 24
Aug 2025
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2019
11th Irish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1857
Jan 2019
2018
Inactive for 82 months
paused at 1857 → returned at 1888
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mandar Tahmankar 2,092
Ulster Masters Chess Championship o1700 · Nov 2025 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
+89
1873 → 1962
Tournaments
23
91 games
Score
54/ 9159.3%
47W14D30L

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Eanna May Quad Group B
Round-Robin
May 20262.5/3#12126+14.4
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 11
Team
May 20261/1#9—+4.4
2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Senior
Swiss
May 20262.5/4#17—+25.8
March quad A
Round-Robin
Apr 20260.5/3#41764-9.8
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20262/2#6—+12.8
Fingal Open Championships 2026 Group A Rounds 4-5
Round-Robin
Feb 20261/2#31788-7.4
DCU Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/4#311845-28.4
Eanna February Quad RR Groups
Round-Robin
Feb 20261.5/3#161961+1.6
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20262/2#22609+14.0
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20260/2#100—-19.0
Worst Elo result: DCU Open 2026 (-28.4 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

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Ireland
#95
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#25,304
in continent
World
#34,234
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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