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Duff, Paul
🇮🇪FIDE 2513501· Male· Ireland· Born in 1968
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Paul Duff, a 58-year-old Irish player, is rated 1835 — just 22 short of his peak of 1857 (Jun 2025, age 57). He is currently in the 1800–1850 range. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. He took a 31-month break between Apr 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1835
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1857
−22 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 57
Jun 2025 · age 57
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#65,713
#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
23rd Irish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1857
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1857
at age 57 · −22 from today
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+128 Elo)
1720 → 1848
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Dec 2023
2022
20th Irish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1780
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1857 → 1835
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
2W6D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #62 | — | -11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | — | -7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | — | -0.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #4 | — | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | — | -4.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #62 | — | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#288
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#47,945
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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