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Gilligan, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 2508613· Male· Ireland· Born in 1991

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Michael Gilligan, a 35-year-old Irish player, is rated 1690 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2016–2018), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2024). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and Trophee Jean BIOU 2025-26 r3.

Current rating

1690

Standard

Rpd1681·Blz1699

All-time high

1690

at best
Apr 2026 · age 35

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#113,336

#113,336 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 1690
at age 35
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+226 Elo)
1436 → 1662
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 33
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 33
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1449 → returned at 1436
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1452 → returned at 1453
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Renaud Couchet 1,719
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2 · Nov 2025 · +11.3 Elo
Evolution
+28
1662 → 1690
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsBaptiste Le Bailly2,008·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1·R1·-2.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20261/1#14882515+11.2
Trophee Jean BIOU 2025-26 r3
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/1#62364+7.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2
Team
Nov 20251/1#8702519+11.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1
Team
Oct 20250/1#28451208-2.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Ireland
#615
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#79,192
in continent
World
#113,333
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2,459
2
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2,418
3
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2,388
4
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2,357
5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
🇮🇪Collins, AdamFollow Adam CollinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,338
8
🇮🇪Fitzsimons, DavidFollow David FitzsimonsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,320
9
🇮🇪Venkatesan, KavinFollow Kavin VenkatesanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,297
10
🇮🇪Heidenfeld, MarkFollow Mark HeidenfeldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,296
...
615🇮🇪Gilligan, Michael1,690
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
79192🇮🇪Gilligan, Michael1,690
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
113333🇮🇪Gilligan, Michael1,690