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O Sullivan, James
🇮🇪FIDE 2510197· Male· Ireland· Born in 1968
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James O Sullivan, a 58-year-old Irish player, is rated 1650 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2017), 23 months (2017–2019), 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 17 months (2022–2023) and 14 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Irish Championship First Weekender Major 2025.
Current rating
1650
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1650
at best
Mar 2024 · age 56
Mar 2024 · age 56
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#128,200
#128,200 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
45th Irish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1650
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+226 Elo)
1424 → 1650
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1650
at age 56
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1417 → returned at 1637
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1635 → 1650
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
4W3D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/1 | #16 | — | +14.8 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#688
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#87,982
in continent
World
#128,194
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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