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O`Gorman, Tom
IM🇮🇪FIDE 2508249· Male· Ireland· Born in 2002
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Tom O`Gorman, a 24-year-old Irish International Master, is rated 2385 — just 16 short of his peak of 2401 (Jun 2022, age 20) and ranked 3rd among Irish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 85e Noteboomtoernooi, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. He reached Irish #2 in Jan 2025 and has been in Irish top 3 for 19 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 22) and FM in 2017 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at 2024-25 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11. At junior level, he reached World #90 in U20, World #98 in U18, World #92 in U14 and #1 and #2 nationally in U16 and U12.
Current rating
2385
Standard
Rpd2272·Blz2352
All-time high
2401
−16 pts below
Jun 2022 · age 20
Jun 2022 · age 20
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Irish players · of 939
National top 3 since Mar 2026
National top 3 since Mar 2026
Career timeline
22 entries2026
19 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 15 months · since Nov 2024
Jun 2026
2025
Peak Irish rank: #2
at age 23 · rated 2388
Jan 2025
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 95th 2024 FIDE Congress
Oct 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 21
May 2023
2022
90th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2401
Jun 2022
Crossed 2400
at age 20
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2379 → 2385
Tournaments
6
22 games
Score
14/ 2263.6%
9W10D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMark HeidenfeldIM2,315·Dun Laoghaire Chess club 50th anniversary Championship of Champions·R7·+4.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/3 | #81 | 2307 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #37 | 2283 | -5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #48 | 2482 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2555 | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 3171 | +9.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 2294 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTarun KanyamaralaIM
🇮🇪IRL·2426
+5 −3 =8
16 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsConor O`DonnellFM
🇮🇪IRL·2281
+6 −6 =4
16 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2223
+10 −4 =1
15 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+5 −7 =2
14 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJonah B WillowIM
🇬🇧ENG·2450
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Ireland
#3
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#1,240
in continent
World
#1,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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