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O`neill, Sam

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FIDEFIDE 2511550· Male· Ireland· Born in 1994

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Sam O`Neill, a 32-year-old Irish player, is rated 1913 — just 8 short of his peak of 1921 (Mar 2024, age 30). He has fluctuated between 1868 and 1914 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He reached Irish #78 in May 2022.

Current rating

1913

Standard

Rpd1902·Blz1835

All-time high

1921

−8 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 30

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#45,035

#45,035 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+46 Elo)
1868 → 1914
Aug 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 30
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1921
at age 30 · −8 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Irish rank: #78
at age 28 · rated 1894
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1890
Apr 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Damir LevacicIM 2,074
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
-1
1914 → 1913
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
5/ 1729.4%
3W4D10L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsDamir LevacicIM2,074·40th European Club Cup (open)·R4·+4.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The National Club championship 2026
Team
Apr 20261.5/3#73—+7.8
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#69—-1.8
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20261/1#33—+8.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#68—-6.4
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20251/1#60—+9.0

Rankings

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Ireland
#166
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#33,191
in continent
World
#45,035
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2,459
2
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2,418
3
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2,388
4
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2,357
5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,320
9
🇮🇪Venkatesan, KavinFollow Kavin VenkatesanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,297
10
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2,296
...
166🇮🇪O`neill, Sam1,913
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
33191🇮🇪O`neill, Sam1,913
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
45035🇮🇪O`neill, Sam1,913