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Whelan, Cory

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FIDEFIDE 2515300· Male· Ireland· Born in 2006

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Cory Whelan, a 20-year-old Irish player, is rated 1707 — just 12 short of his peak of 1719 (Apr 2026, age 20). He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eanna May Quad Group G, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He took a 18-month break between May 2022 and Dec 2023.

At junior level, he reached #25, #14 and #8 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1707

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1719

−12 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 20

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#107,429

#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
25th Irish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1719
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1719
at age 20 · −12 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1475 → 1687
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
2023
14th Irish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1477
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mohamed Abbasher Mohamed 1,703
Eanna May Quad Group G · May 2026 · +19.8 Elo
Evolution
+37
1670 → 1707
Tournaments
7
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
6W1D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsMohamed Abbasher Mohamed1,703·Eanna May Quad Group G·R2·+19.8
2.[W]vsLorena Putar1,526·Eanna May Quad Group G·R3·+10.4
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsPierre Rerot1,654·Eanna May Quad Group G·R1·-23.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Eanna May Quad Group G
Round-Robin
May 20262/3#11748+6.0
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Round 11
Team
May 20260/1#51—-14.0
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20261.5/1#63—-3.6
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Feb 20261/1#55—+11.6
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20251/1#54—+32.4
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20250/1#91—-13.2
LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20251/2#23—+17.6

Rankings

/
Ireland
#547
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#75,609
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2
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2,426
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
...
547🇮🇪Whelan, Cory1,707
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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75609🇮🇪Whelan, Cory1,707
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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107426🇮🇪Whelan, Cory1,707