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KJ
Kavanagh, James
🇮🇪FIDE 2510006· Male· Ireland· Born in 2003
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James Kavanagh, a 23-year-old Irish player, is rated 1874 — just 9 short of his peak of 1883 (Feb 2025, age 22). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 20 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
1874
Standard
Rpd1809·Blz1796
All-time high
1883
−9 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 22
Feb 2025 · age 22
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#54,768
#54,768 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
All-time peak 1883
at age 22 · −9 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1883 → 1874
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
9/ 2045.0%
5W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | — | +10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #78 | — | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #98 | — | -5.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/7 | #490 | 1910 | +2.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #113 | — | -12.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#228
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#40,182
in continent
World
#54,768
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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