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Woods, Yannick
🇮🇪FIDE 2518384· Male· Ireland· Born in 2011
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Yannick Woods, a 15-year-old Irish player, is rated 2176 — his current career high and ranked 28th among Irish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and 2026 Isle of Wight Masters. Also played 1 blitz event (including EYCC 2025 - 1st Blitz Tournament) recently. He reached Irish #29 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2, #4 and #3 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2176
Standard
Rpd1868·Blz1829
All-time high
2176
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · Irish players · of 939
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak Irish rank: #29
at age 15 · rated 2176
May 2026
2nd Irish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2176
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 15
May 2026
All-time peak 2176
at age 15
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+181
1995 → 2176
Tournaments
12
82 games
Score
44.5/ 8254.3%
37W15D30L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBrewington HardawayGM2,542·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R1·+35.7
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsGerard MacElligottCM1,921·The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Master·R1·-29.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #29 | — | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #169 | 2194 | +44.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #108 | 1713 | -40.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 2252 | +116.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2232 | +51.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #68 | 1901 | -51.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #50 | 2009 | +18.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #67 | — | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #21 | 1957 | -30.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #6 | 2058 | +18.0 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#28
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#6,746
in continent
World
#9,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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