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Cooney, Brendan
🇮🇪FIDE 2508702· Male· Ireland· Born in 1975
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Brendan Cooney, a 51-year-old Irish player, is rated 1817. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 20 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He took a 18-month break between May 2016 and Dec 2017. His peak of 1874 was reached at age 49 (Jun 2024).
Current rating
1817
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1874
−57 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 49
Jun 2024 · age 49
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,063
#71,063 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
15th Irish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1835
May 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 49
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1767 → 1874
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1874
at age 49 · −57 from today
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1817 → 1817
Tournaments
10
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
9W3D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | — | -11.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #68 | — | -6.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #95 | — | -1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | — | +8.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | — | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1973 | +25.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #53 | — | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | — | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #88 | — | -0.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #93 | — | -22.4 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#318
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#51,624
in continent
World
#71,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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