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McGill, Derek

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FIDEFIDE 2510375· Male· Ireland· Born in 1957

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Derek Mcgill, a 69-year-old Irish player, is rated 1849 — just 4 short of his peak of 1853 (Mar 2025, age 68). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Oct 2021 and Oct 2023. Recent appearance: The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 9-Round Open 2026.

Current rating

1849

Standard

Rpd·Blz1801

All-time high

1853

4 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 68

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#61,760

#61,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
17th Irish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1853
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1853
at age 68 · −4 from today
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1712 → 1837
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2022
21st Irish 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1769
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1769 → returned at 1716
Oct 2021

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/9#321855-3.8

Rankings

/
Ireland
#256
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#45,172
in continent
World
#61,759
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2,462
2
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2,426
3
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2,385
4
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2,357
5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
🇮🇪Collins, AdamFollow Adam CollinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,338
8
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2,307
9
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2,304
10
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2,297
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256🇮🇪McGill, Derek1,849
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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45172🇮🇪McGill, Derek1,849
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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61759🇮🇪McGill, Derek1,849