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Murtagh, Robert
🇮🇪FIDE 2507501· Male· Ireland· Born in 1989
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Robert Murtagh, a 37-year-old Irish player, is rated 1928 — just 2 short of his peak of 1930 (Jun 2025, age 36). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2016–2018) and 25 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: LCU Branagan Cup 2025 finals stage and LCU Branagan Cup 2025 group stage.
Current rating
1928
Standard
Rpd1881·Blz1758
All-time high
1930
−2 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 36
Jun 2025 · age 36
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,419
#41,419 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
10th Irish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1930
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1930
at age 36 · −2 from today
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1730 → 1894
Jan 2025
2024
47th Irish 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 1894
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 35
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1697 → returned at 1691
May 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1930 → 1928
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #16 | — | -11.4 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#136
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#30,580
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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