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Tirziman, Rudolf
🇮🇪FIDE 2508664· Male· Ireland· Born in 1998
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Rudolf Tirziman, a 28-year-old Irish player, is rated 1981 — just 20 short of his peak of 2001 (Jan 2016, age 18). He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and DCU Open 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Gens Una Sumus - Rapid Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz 1) recently. He took a 30-month break between Jun 2023 and Jan 2026. He reached Irish #63 in Apr 2022.
At junior level, he reached #1, #3 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1981
Standard
Rpd1961·Blz1935
All-time high
2001
−20 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 18
Jan 2016 · age 18
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,636
#30,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1923 → returned at 1946
Jun 2023
2022
Peak Irish rank: #63
at age 24 · rated 1963
Apr 2022
2017
1st Irish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1976
Mar 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 18
Sep 2016
3rd Irish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2001
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1954 → 1981
Tournaments
9
39 games
Score
19/ 3948.7%
14W10D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/4 | #108 | — | -11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | — | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #19 | 1977 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | — | +8.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #93 | 2019 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #23 | 1878 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 1941 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #188 | 1929 | -8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #19 | — | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2223
+3 −6 =4
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDiana MirzaWFM
🇮🇪IRL·1950
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKillian DelaneyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2279
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsGavin Melaugh
🇮🇪IRL·2111
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Ireland
#85
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#22,648
in continent
World
#30,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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