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Flynn, Jacob
CM🇮🇪FIDE 2509393· Male· Ireland· Born in 2001
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Jacob Flynn, a 25-year-old Irish Candidate Master, is rated 2241 and ranked 21st among Irish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 10 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including The Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2275 was reached at age 24 (Jul 2025, Irish #12 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2022 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #5, #4 and #13 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2241
Standard
Rpd2163·Blz2161
All-time high
2275
−34 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 24
Jul 2025 · age 24
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#21
#21 · Irish players · of 951
Career timeline
16 entries2026
500 career games
at age 25
May 2026
2025
Peak Irish rank: #12
at age 24 · rated 2275
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2275
at age 24 · −34 from today
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Feb 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Jun 2023
2022
CM title awardedCM
at age 21
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
2274 → 2241
Tournaments
17
92 games
Score
54/ 9258.7%
44W29D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | — | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #26 | 2205 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | — | +0.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #17 | 2102 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2094 | -12.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2242 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #57 | — | +16.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | — | +17.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #84 | — | -11.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | — | +11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2254
+8 −10 =7
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsOisin O`cuilleanain
🇮🇪IRL·2197
+11 −4 =8
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsKavin VenkatesanFM
🇮🇪IRL·2297
+8 −8 =5
21 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2191
+6 −6 =8
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlex Goss
🇮🇪IRL·1864
+13 −2 =3
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#21
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#4,254
in continent
World
#6,210
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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