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Gould, Richard
🇮🇪FIDE 2510855· Male· Ireland· Born in 1980
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Richard Gould, a 46-year-old Irish player, is rated 1794 — just 16 short of his peak of 1810 (Mar 2024, age 44). He has fluctuated between 1729 and 1810 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Also played 1 blitz event (including Ulster Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jun 2023 and Sep 2024.
Current rating
1794
Standard
Rpd1773·Blz1810
All-time high
1810
−16 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44
Mar 2024 · age 44
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#78,301
#78,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
24th Irish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1804
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1697 → 1810
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1810
at age 44 · −16 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1684 → returned at 1750
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1803 → 1794
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #8 | 1767 | -10.4 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#363
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#56,621
in continent
World
#78,300
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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