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Danaher, James

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FIDEFIDE 2506149· Male· Ireland· Born in 1996

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James Danaher, a 30-year-old Irish player, is rated 1837 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2013–2014) and 89 months (2018–2025). Recent standard appearances include Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Round 7, Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 5-6, and Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 3-4.

At junior level, he reached #10, #8 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1837

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1837

at best
May 2026 · age 30

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#65,163

#65,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
All-time peak 1837
at age 30
May 2026
2025
80th Irish 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 1835
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 89 months
paused at 1705 → returned at 1835
Jun 2018
2016
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1734 → 1764
Jun 2016
2015
10th Irish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1758
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ioana GelipWFM 2,143
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
+14
1823 → 1837
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Round 7
Team
Apr 20261/1#152423+5.0
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#341839-0.6
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#221806-1.6
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#32661+12.4

Rankings

/
Ireland
#283
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#47,565
in continent
World
#65,162
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Ireland
1
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2
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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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2,304
10
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2,297
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283🇮🇪Danaher, James1,837
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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47565🇮🇪Danaher, James1,837
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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2,753
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65162🇮🇪Danaher, James1,837