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Annesley, Gareth
🇮🇪FIDE 2505762· Male· Ireland· Born in 1972
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Gareth Annesley, a 54-year-old Irish player, is rated 1915. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Williamson Shield 2026, Ulster Masters Chess Championship o1700, and Ulster Championships 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Eanna Rapid December 2025) and 1 blitz events (including UK Blitz Championships 2025 - Belfast Qualifier) recently. He took a 70-month break between Oct 2013 and Sep 2019. His peak of 1990 was reached at age 50 (May 2022, Irish #45 at the time).
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz1895
All-time high
1990
−75 pts below
May 2022 · age 50
May 2022 · age 50
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,461
#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 54
Feb 2026
2024
6th Irish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1986
Jan 2024
2022
Peak Irish rank: #45
at age 50 · rated 1990
May 2022
2nd Irish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1990
May 2022
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1926 → 1990
May 2022
All-time peak 1990
at age 50 · −75 from today
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
1952 → 1915
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
12/ 2254.5%
10W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #5 | 1884 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #11 | 1896 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #13 | 1739 | -28.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #6 | 1916 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMandar Tahmankar
🇮🇳IND·2085
+3 −10 =3
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsDanny Roberts
🇮🇪IRL·1928
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsModestas Razbadauskas
🇮🇪IRL·1755
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEthan Cole
🇮🇪IRL·2044
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdam Rushe
🇮🇪IRL·1732
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#154
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#32,789
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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