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OBrien, James Joseph
🇮🇪FIDE 2518813· Male· Ireland· Born in 2012
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James Joseph Obrien, a 14-year-old Irish player, is rated 1857 — just 6 short of his peak of 1863 (May 2026, age 14). He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, Irish Junior Championship 2026 - u14, and LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 3 rapid events (including Eanna Rapid December 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #7 and #7 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1857
Standard
Rpd1785·Blz—
All-time high
1863
−6 pts below
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#59,454
#59,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
7th Irish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1863
May 2026
All-time peak 1863
at age 14 · −6 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1705 → 1795
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Jun 2025
2024
7th Irish U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1777
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+55
1802 → 1857
Tournaments
10
32 games
Score
21/ 3265.6%
17W10D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | — | -6.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/3 | #14 | — | +24.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/4 | #3 | 2430 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | — | +26.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | — | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #8 | 1865 | +34.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #53 | — | +4.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #68 | — | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #36 | 1792 | -10.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | — | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#244
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#43,543
in continent
World
#59,453
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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