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Summons-Walsh, Kevin
🇮🇪FIDE 2506130· Male· Ireland· Born in 1958
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Kevin Summons-Walsh, a 68-year-old Irish player, is rated 1766 — just 21 short of his peak of 1787 (Mar 2025, age 67). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 49 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6, LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2.
Current rating
1766
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1787
−21 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 67
Mar 2025 · age 67
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#87,208
#87,208 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
All-time peak 1787
at age 67 · −21 from today
Mar 2025
2024
27th Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1780
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1657 → 1784
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Jan 2024
2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1657 → returned at 1666
Oct 2019
23rd Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1712
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1766 → 1766
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
3W0D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | — | +6.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | — | +2.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #91 | — | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#423
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#62,615
in continent
World
#87,206
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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