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Syms, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 2518597· Male· Ireland· Born in 2013

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Thomas Syms, a 13-year-old Irish player, is rated 1728 — just 26 short of his peak of 1754 (Sep 2025, age 12). He is climbing fast, having gained +87 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, Irish Junior Championship 2026 - u14, and LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 6 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including The Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently.

At junior level, he reached #18, #2 and #3 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

1728

Standard

Rpd1625·Blz1682

All-time high

1754

−26 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 12

Activity

58

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#99,987

#99,987 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
18th Irish U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1709
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1754
at age 12 · −26 from today
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 12
May 2025
2nd Irish U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1721
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+455 Elo)
1266 → 1721
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Gonzaga Chess Classic Championship 2026
perf 1909 (+200) · 3.5/5 · #16
Top opponent
vs Christian Koenig 2,073
Granada Chess Open 2025 · Jul 2025 · +14.5 Elo
Best comeback
LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
finished #2 (seeded #12 of 80)
Evolution
+101
1627 → 1728
Tournaments
21
73 games
Score
40/ 7354.8%
33W14D26L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSeth McGrady1,782·DCU Majors 2026·R2·+26.2
2.[W]vsMurray Liu1,798·Gonzaga Chess Classic Championship 2026·R6·+25.0
3.[W]vsJack Herring1,766·Gonzaga Chess Classic Championship 2026·R5·+23.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPrisha Gupta1,413·ICU NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2026 - OPEN·R3·-33.8
2.[L]vsTym Ger1,460·Irish Junior Championship 2026 - u14·R1·-33.0
3.[L]vsAyaan Prabhith1,579·City of Dublin 2025 Major·R1·-28.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Queen Maeve Cup 2026
Team
Apr 20261.5/3#35—+16.0
Irish Junior Championship 2026 - u14
Swiss
Apr 20264/2#172338-13.6
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20261/1#16—+17.6
LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20262/2#2—+36.4
DCU Majors 2026
Swiss
Feb 20261/4#391530-37.2
Worst Elo result: Cork Congress 2025 - Majors (-63.2 Elo, finished #70).

Rankings

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Ireland
#521
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#70,859
in continent
World
#99,986
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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8
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9
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1
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2,840
2
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7
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10
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2,840
2
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7
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2,759
7
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2,759
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