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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

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

Signature stat

#44,949

#44,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

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

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
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20250.5/7#6621873-10.0
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20250/1#119—-7.6

Rankings

/
Ireland
#156
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#33,148
in continent
World
#44,948
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Ireland
1
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2
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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
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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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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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33148🇮🇪O`neill, Sam1,913
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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44948🇮🇪O`neill, Sam1,913