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Syms, Thomas
🇮🇪FIDE 2518597· Male· Ireland· Born in 2013
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Thomas Syms, a 13-year-old Irish player, is rated 1707. He is climbing fast, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈45/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. His peak of 1754 was reached at age 12 (Sep 2025).
At junior level, he reached #18, #2 and #3 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd1625·Blz1682
All-time high
1754
−47 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 12
Sep 2025 · age 12
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
18th Irish U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1709
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1754
at age 12 · −47 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+29
1678 → 1707
Tournaments
19
66 games
Score
35/ 6653.0%
29W12D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #25 | — | -20.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #35 | — | +16.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/2 | #17 | 2338 | -13.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | — | +17.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | — | +36.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #39 | 1530 | -37.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | — | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #16 | 1909 | +61.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/6 | #30 | 1555 | -44.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/1 | #14 | — | +20.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAarav Kesare
🇮🇪IRL·1719
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsVjekoslav Novak
🇮🇪IRL·1853
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMurray Liu
🇮🇪IRL·1874
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAyaansh Mulukutla
🇮🇪IRL·1821
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#547
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#75,609
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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