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Watkins, Mark R.
🇮🇪FIDE 2510910· Male· Ireland· Born in 1977
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Mark R. Watkins, a 49-year-old Irish player, is rated 1784. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 17 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cork Club Championship 2025-26 round 6, Cork Club Championship 2025-26 round 5, and Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including 5th Rebel Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including Cork Chess Club New Season Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 58 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1849 was reached at age 47 (Mar 2024).
Competes for Ireland since May 2020.
Current rating
1784
Standard
Rpd1712·Blz1731
All-time high
1849
−65 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 47
Mar 2024 · age 47
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#81,386
#81,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
15th Irish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1849
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1731 → 1849
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1849
at age 47 · −65 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1820
Nov 2023
2020
Switched federation: FID → IRL
at age 43
May 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1784 → 1784
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
5W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | — | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | — | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | — | +14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 1791 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | — | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #14 | — | -27.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#384
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#58,690
in continent
World
#81,384
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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