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Thompson, Bobby

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FIDEFIDE 2518376· Male· Ireland· Born in 1948

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Bobby Thompson, a 78-year-old Irish player, is rated 1717 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r3, Ulster Masters Chess Championship u1700, and Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 14-16.

Current rating

1717

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1717

at best
Dec 2025 · age 77

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#103,628

#103,628 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
8th Irish 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1717
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1717
at age 77
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+251 Elo)
1398 → 1649
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 76
Feb 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David Ruben 1,750
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 14-16 · Sep 2025 · +25.2 Elo
Best comeback
Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r3
finished #1 (seeded #11 of 60)
Evolution
+62
1655 → 1717
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
10W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r3
Team
Nov 20251/1#12364+14.8
Ulster Masters Chess Championship u1700
Swiss
Nov 20254/4#32481+45.6
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 14-16
Team
Sep 20251/2#71661-6.0
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 10-13
Team
Aug 20251/3#81510-20.4
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 5-9
Team
Jul 20252/2#32443+38.4
Worst Elo result: Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 10-13 (-20.4 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#547
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#73,199
in continent
World
#103,626
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2,459
2
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2,418
3
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2,388
4
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2,357
5
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2,354
6
🇮🇪Baburin, AlexanderFollow Alexander BaburinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,344
7
🇮🇪Collins, AdamFollow Adam CollinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,338
8
🇮🇪Fitzsimons, DavidFollow David FitzsimonsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,320
9
🇮🇪Venkatesan, KavinFollow Kavin VenkatesanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,297
10
🇮🇪Heidenfeld, MarkFollow Mark HeidenfeldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,296
...
547🇮🇪Thompson, Bobby1,717
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
73199🇮🇪Thompson, Bobby1,717
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
103626🇮🇪Thompson, Bobby1,717