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Keenan, Cathal
🇮🇪FIDE 2516853· Male· Ireland· Born in 2003
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Cathal Keenan, a 23-year-old Irish player, is rated 2129 — just 19 short of his peak of 2148 (Dec 2025, age 22) and ranked 39th among Irish players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 22 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 22e Bois-Colombes Chess Master - Open A and 34eme Open international d'Echecs de Caen - Open A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bray Rapid 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2022–2023) and 13 months (2024–2025). He reached Irish #34 in Jan 2026.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #14 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2129
Standard
Rpd2052·Blz2042
All-time high
2148
−19 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 22
Dec 2025 · age 22
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39
#39 · Irish players · of 939
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak Irish rank: #34
at age 23 · rated 2148
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2148
at age 22 · −19 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2130 → returned at 2148
Oct 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 21
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1892 → 2075
May 2024
2023
6th Irish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2004
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
2130 → 2129
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
9W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #90 | 2075 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2221 | +17.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJason LiuFM
🇮🇪IRL·2252
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2263
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsAdam CollinsFM
🇮🇪IRL·2338
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsGavin Melaugh
🇮🇪IRL·2111
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsOisin O`cuilleanain
🇮🇪IRL·2206
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2022
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Rankings
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Ireland
#39
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#9,297
in continent
World
#12,868
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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