Format
SF
Scallan, Fiachra
🇮🇪FIDE 2507528· Male· Ireland· Born in 2001
Follow Fiachra ScallanTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Fiachra Scallan, a 25-year-old Irish player, is rated 1970 — just 19 short of his peak of 1989 (Jun 2024, age 23). He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. He took a 13-month break between Oct 2021 and Dec 2022. He reached Irish #72 in Sep 2024.
At junior level, he reached #8, #3, #5 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1970
Standard
Rpd1867·Blz1935
All-time high
1989
−19 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 23
Jun 2024 · age 23
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,674
#32,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Peak Irish rank: #72
at age 23 · rated 1989
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1989
at age 23 · −19 from today
Jun 2024
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1878 → returned at 1898
Oct 2021
2020
8th Irish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1879
Oct 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2018
3rd Irish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1963
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1944 → 1970
Tournaments
7
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
5W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | — | +6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #44 | — | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #30 | — | -1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #100 | — | -11.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #291 | 1928 | -7.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #31 | — | +4.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1.5/2 | #7 | — | +9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKillian DelaneyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2279
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGerard MacElligottCM
🇮🇪IRL·1953
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2025
View head-to-head →
vsRavshan Khaydarov
🇺🇿UZB·2019
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDavid Murray
🇮🇪IRL·2084
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Ireland
#91
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#24,169
in continent
World
#32,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ireland
| 1 | 🇮🇪Follow Sam E. CollinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,462 |
| 2 | 🇮🇪Follow Tarun KanyamaralaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,426 |
| 3 | 🇮🇪Follow Tom O`GormanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,385 |
| 4 | 🇮🇪Follow Stephen JesselTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,357 |
| 5 | 🇮🇪Follow Mark QuinnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,354 |
| 6 | 🇮🇪Follow Alexander BaburinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,344 |
| 7 | 🇮🇪Follow Adam CollinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,338 |
| 8 | 🇮🇪Follow David FitzsimonsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,307 |
| 9 | 🇮🇪Follow Anuar TureshbayevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,304 |
| 10 | 🇮🇪Follow Kavin VenkatesanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,297 |
| ... | ||
| 91 | 1,970 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 24169 | 1,970 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 32673 | 1,970 | |