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Gonnelly, Mark
🇮🇪FIDE 2517027· Male· Ireland· Born in 1967
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Mark Gonnelly, a 59-year-old Irish player, is rated 1917 — just 30 short of his peak of 1947 (Dec 2024, age 57). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈14/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.
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1947
−30 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 57
Dec 2024 · age 57
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,048
#44,048 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
May 2025
2024
9th Irish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1947
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1770 → 1947
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1947
at age 57 · −30 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 57
Jan 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1776 · at age 56
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1911 → 1917
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
7W2D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #58 | — | -11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | — | -7.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #47 | — | +7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | — | +9.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #76 | — | -8.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#158
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#32,472
in continent
World
#44,048
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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