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Gaughan, Allen
🇮🇪FIDE 2507838· Male· Ireland· Born in 1983
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Allen Gaughan, a 43-year-old Irish player, is rated 1643. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bray Rapid 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1686 was reached at age 42 (Sep 2025).
Current rating
1643
Standard
Rpd1609·Blz1645
All-time high
1686
−43 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 42
Sep 2025 · age 42
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#130,811
#130,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1686
at age 42 · −43 from today
Sep 2025
35th Irish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1684
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+262 Elo)
1398 → 1660
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 41
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 41
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 40
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
1684 → 1643
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
3W4D6L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | — | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #50 | — | -12.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #100 | — | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | — | +13.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #60 | — | -16.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #16 | — | +4.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #66 | — | -19.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #98 | — | -8.0 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#706
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#89,457
in continent
World
#130,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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