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Foran, Barry
🇮🇪FIDE 2508230· Male· Ireland· Born in 1952
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Barry Foran, a 74-year-old Irish player, is rated 1700 — just 24 short of his peak of 1724 (Mar 2024, age 72). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 7 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship, Kinsale Winter Open, and XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados. He took a 29-month break between Nov 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1700
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1724
−24 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109,688
#109,688 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
100 career games
at age 74
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
1549 → 1710
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1724
at age 72 · −24 from today
Mar 2024
2023
15th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1611
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1605 → returned at 1608
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1688 → 1700
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
6W11D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAdam D. Bermingham1,653·The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship·R4·+8.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAngel Mariya Boby1,665·The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship·R3·-11.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #33 | 1594 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #24 | 2540 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #299 | 1735 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #15 | — | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #10 | — | +29.8 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#586
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#76,965
in continent
World
#109,686
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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