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Jaffa, Bernard
🇮🇪FIDE 2520141· Male· Ireland· Born in 1943
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Bernard Jaffa, a 83-year-old Irish player, is rated 1589 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 14-16, Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 10-13, and Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 5-9.
Current rating
1589
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1589
at best
Oct 2025 · age 82
Oct 2025 · age 82
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#150,605
#150,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
15th Irish 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1589
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1589
at age 82
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 82
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 82
Sep 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 82
Sep 2025
First FIDE rating
1566 · at age 82
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1566 → 1589
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
3W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 1732 | -3.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 1867 | +26.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #9 | 1373 | 0.0 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0.5/2 | #12 | 1387 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#821
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#100,190
in continent
World
#150,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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