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Murphy, Sean J.
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2512742· Male· Ireland· Born in 2003
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Sean J. Murphy, a 23-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2085 — just 21 short of his peak of 2106 (Jan 2026, age 23) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He reached Irish #35 in May 2022.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #4, #3 and #4 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2085
Standard
Rpd1957·Blz2004
All-time high
2106
−21 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 23
Jan 2026 · age 23
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2106
at age 23 · −21 from today
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 22
Dec 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Nov 2025
2022
100 career games
at age 19
Oct 2022
Peak Irish rank: #35
at age 19 · rated 2093
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
2060 → 2085
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
11.5/ 1767.6%
9W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #114 | — | -9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #75 | 1913 | -9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | — | +4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #77 | — | -5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #9 | — | +9.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #4 | 2323 | +42.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #57 | — | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#50
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#12,274
in continent
World
#16,854
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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