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Kavanagh, James

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FIDEFIDE 2510006· Male· Ireland· Born in 2003

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James Kavanagh, a 23-year-old Irish player, is rated 1866 — just 17 short of his peak of 1883 (Feb 2025, age 22). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4.

At junior level, he reached #12, #16 and #20 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1866

Standard

Rpd1809·Blz1796

All-time high

1883

−17 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 22

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#56,931

#56,931 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
All-time peak 1883
at age 22 · −17 from today
Feb 2025
2024
46th Irish 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1882
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
2023
12th Irish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1784
Dec 2023
100 career games
at age 20
Nov 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Christoph Knaller 1,997
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +3.3 Elo
Evolution
-3
1869 → 1866
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
4.5/ 1923.7%
6W5D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Round 11
Team
May 20260/1#65—-8.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#20—+10.8
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#78—+2.0
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20250/1#98—-5.0
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20252.5/7#4901910+2.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20250/1#113—-12.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsAlex Goss
🇮🇪IRL·1881
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met May 2024
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vsDarragh Moran
🇮🇪IRL·1901
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsOisin O`cuilleanain
🇮🇪IRL·2206
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJoe O Hanlon
🇮🇪IRL·1732
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsJason LiuFM
🇮🇪IRL·2252
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings

/
Ireland
#227
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#41,747
in continent
World
#56,930
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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10
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World
1
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2
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7
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8
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