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O`Neill, Paul Sean

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FIDEFIDE 2507692· Male· Ireland· Born in 1997

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Paul Sean O`Neill, a 29-year-old Irish player, is rated 1933. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Sep 2021 and Oct 2022. Recent appearances: LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6 and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4. His peak of 2040 was reached at age 22 (Jan 2019); he also reached Irish #51 in May 2022.

At junior level, he reached #1 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1933

Standard

Rpd1926·Blz1869

All-time high

2040

−107 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 22

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#40,338

#40,338 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2022
Peak Irish rank: #51
at age 25 · rated 1971
May 2022
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1971 → returned at 1966
Sep 2021
2019
All-time peak 2040
at age 22 · −107 from today
Jan 2019
2018
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Sep 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 20
Dec 2017
1st Irish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1956
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Evolution
+5
1928 → 1933
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20251/1#50—+7.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#91—-2.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2024
View head-to-head →
vsGavin Melaugh
🇮🇪IRL·2111
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2021
View head-to-head →
vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2223
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2019
View head-to-head →
vsJohn Kennedy
🇮🇪IRL·2012
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2018
View head-to-head →
vsRudolf Tirziman
🇮🇪IRL·1981
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2018
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Ireland
#129
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#29,786
in continent
World
#40,337
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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