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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 1918. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 9 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈7/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
1918
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz1895
All-time high
1990
−72 pts below
May 2022 · age 50
May 2022 · age 50
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,815
#43,815 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −72 from today
May 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1952 → 1918
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
12.5/ 2256.8%
10W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/6 | #2 | 1998 | +10.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#153
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#32,302
in continent
World
#43,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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