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Woods, Christopher
🇮🇪FIDE 2518201· Male· Ireland· Born in 2009
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Christopher Woods, a 17-year-old Irish player, is rated 2047 — his current career high and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, Irish Junior Championship 2026 - u19, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 6 rapid (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Rapid Open 2026) and 3 blitz events (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Blitz Open 2026) recently. He reached Irish #61 in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #4, #6 and #12 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2047
Standard
Rpd2154·Blz2023
All-time high
2047
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,147 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak Irish rank: #61
at age 17 · rated 2047
Jun 2026
4th Irish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2047
May 2026
All-time peak 2047
at age 17
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+53
1994 → 2047
Tournaments
8
23 games
Score
14.5/ 2363.0%
10W9D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPedro Alexis Machin Arbelo1,954·The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Master·R3·+17.7
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #27 | — | +19.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2057 | +16.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #46 | — | +15.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #19 | 1920 | -17.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #31 | — | +12.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #62 | — | -3.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #5 | — | -6.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #53 | — | +14.4 |
Worst Elo result: The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Master (-17.2 Elo, finished #19).
Rankings
/
Ireland
#61
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#15,528
in continent
World
#21,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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