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O`Neill, Paul Sean
🇮🇪FIDE 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
Jan 2019 · age 22
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,343
#40,343 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2022
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
Last 12 months — 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| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #50 | — | +7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #91 | — | -2.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#134
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#29,788
in continent
World
#40,343
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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