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Collins, Adam
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2512300· Male· Ireland· Born in 2005
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Adam Collins, a 21-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2338 — just 1 short of his peak of 2339 (Apr 2026, age 21) and ranked 7th among Irish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, and The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 9-Round Open 2026. Also played 12 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 10 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Final) recently. He reached Irish #7 in Mar 2026.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 20) and CM in 2024 (age 19). Earned a IM norm at R: 3. OTVORENO PRVENSTVO ZUPANIJE SPLITSKO DALMATINSKE U UBRZANOM SAHU ZA 2024. At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #2 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2338
Standard
Rpd2246·Blz2231
All-time high
2339
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Irish players · of 951
Career timeline
19 entries2026
All-time peak 2339
at age 21 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
Peak Irish rank: #7
at age 21 · rated 2334
Mar 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 21
Feb 2026
2025
1st Irish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2299
Dec 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 20
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prixperf 2458 (+159) · 5.5/9 · #36
Top opponent
Evolution
+106
2232 → 2338
Tournaments
11
66 games
Score
42/ 6663.6%
32W20D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBrandon JacobsonGM2,595·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R2·+16.9
2.[W]vsThibault FantinelIM2,400·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R5·+12.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #163 | 2324 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #31 | 2441 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2377 | +20.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #65 | — | -0.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 2278 | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | — | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #36 | 2458 | +52.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2241
+7 −2 =8
17 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsOisin O`cuilleanain
🇮🇪IRL·2197
+7 −1 =7
15 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTarun KanyamaralaIM
🇮🇪IRL·2418
+2 −12 =1
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJason LiuFM
🇮🇪IRL·2252
+3 −5 =5
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTrisha KanyamaralaWGM
🇮🇪IRL·2193
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Ireland
#7
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#1,934
in continent
World
#2,991
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ireland
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