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Durkan, Joe
🇮🇪FIDE 2508737· Male· Ireland· Born in 1942
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Joe Durkan, a 84-year-old Irish player, is rated 1704 — just 27 short of his peak of 1731 (Dec 2024, age 82). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2017–2019) and 61 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Killane Shield 2025 finals stage, and LCU Killane Shield 2025 group stage.
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1731
−27 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 82
Dec 2024 · age 82
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#108,530
#108,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
6th Irish 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1731
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+187 Elo)
1544 → 1731
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1731
at age 82 · −27 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 82
Mar 2024
2020
11th Irish 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1544
Sep 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1500
at age 77
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1709 → 1704
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
0.5/ 510.0%
0W2D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | — | -8.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #16 | — | -8.6 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#559
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#76,296
in continent
World
#108,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Ireland
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