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Melaugh, Shane
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2509580· Male· Ireland· Born in 2001
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Shane Melaugh, a 25-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2223 and ranked 21st among Irish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 102 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Senior, and The National Club championship 2026. Also played 10 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 56) recently. His peak of 2254 was reached at age 25 (May 2026, Irish #16 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 24) and CM in 2019 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #3, #3, #3 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2223
Standard
Rpd2125·Blz2141
All-time high
2254
−31 pts below
May 2026 · age 25
May 2026 · age 25
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
95 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#21
#21 · Irish players · of 939
Career timeline
24 entries2026
Peak Irish rank: #16
at age 25 · rated 2254
May 2026
All-time peak 2254
at age 25 · −31 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Mar 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 24
Dec 2025
500 career games
at age 24
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+43
2180 → 2223
Tournaments
20
94 games
Score
62/ 9466.0%
50W24D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2153 | -12.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #8 | — | -6.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #28 | — | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #20 | 2162 | -16.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | — | +15.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2417 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2226 | +6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2695 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #5 | 2323 | +9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #10 | — | +17.2 |
Worst Elo result: 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A (-16.0 Elo, finished #20).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGavin Melaugh
🇮🇪IRL·2111
+21 −3 =3
27 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2263
+10 −8 =7
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+10 −8 =4
22 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsOisin O`cuilleanain
🇮🇪IRL·2206
+10 −4 =7
21 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKillian DelaneyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2279
+3 −12 =3
18 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#21
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#4,853
in continent
World
#7,014
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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