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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 (≈7/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

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#103,816

#103,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

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
5
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
9W0D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 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
#527
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#73,372
in continent
World
#103,813
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Ireland
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2
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3
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4
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5
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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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10
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527🇮🇪Thompson, Bobby1,717
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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73372🇮🇪Thompson, Bobby1,717
World
1
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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
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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103813🇮🇪Thompson, Bobby1,717