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Fitzgerald, Niall
🇮🇪FIDE 2511185· Male· Ireland· Born in 2003
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Niall Fitzgerald, a 23-year-old Irish player, is rated 1894 — just 10 short of his peak of 1904 (May 2026, age 23). He is on a breakout run, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Senior, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and The Cavan Chess Congress 2026 Masters. He took a 35-month break between Sep 2018 and Sep 2021 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #17, #23, #18 and #12 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1904
−10 pts below
May 2026 · age 23
May 2026 · age 23
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,597
#49,597 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
55th Irish 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 1904
May 2026
All-time peak 1904
at age 23 · −10 from today
May 2026
7-month rising streak
+91 Elo
May 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1545 → 1795
Sep 2024
2022
17th Irish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1549
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+81
1813 → 1894
Tournaments
10
27 games
Score
15/ 2755.6%
12W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | — | -13.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #20 | — | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | — | +21.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #15 | 1939 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 1950 | +12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | — | +6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #58 | — | +3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #74 | — | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #25 | — | +15.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | — | +25.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#187
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#36,517
in continent
World
#49,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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