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McDermott, Malo

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FIDEFIDE 2521067· Male· Ireland· Born in 2008

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Malo Mcdermott, a 18-year-old Irish player, is rated 2002. He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include March quad A, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters. Also played 2 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including The Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2105 was reached at age 18 (Feb 2026, Irish #45 at the time).

At junior level, he reached #4 and #8 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

2002

Standard

Rpd1873·Blz1978

All-time high

2105

−103 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#27,179

#27,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 18
Mar 2026
Peak Irish rank: #45
at age 18 · rated 2105
Feb 2026
4th Irish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2105
Feb 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2105
at age 18 · −103 from today
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
The Eanna Classic Masters 2025
perf 2162 (+95) · 3.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Hamish OlsonFM 2,310
24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters · Feb 2026 · +13.0 Elo
Evolution
+27
1975 → 2002
Tournaments
15
53 games
Score
29/ 5354.7%
22W14D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAituar ZhukenovFM2,293·24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters·R4·+32.4
2.[W]vsLukian Hushpit2,124·City of Dublin 2025 Masters·R5·+25.2
3.[W]vsSarah Scott1,979·March quad A·R1·+19.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Round 11
Team
May 20261/1#29—+6.8
March quad A
Round-Robin
Apr 20261.5/3#22007-2.8
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#76—-25.6
24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#632098-5.6
Eanna February Quad RR Groups
Round-Robin
Feb 20260.5/3#491714-58.0
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20260/1#113—-17.6
Gonzaga Chess Classic Masters 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/5#72144+20.8
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20251/1#61—+14.8
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20252/2#9—+20.8
The Eanna Classic Masters 2025
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#32162+35.2
Worst Elo result: Eanna February Quad RR Groups (-58.0 Elo, finished #49).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#74
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#20,082
in continent
World
#27,179
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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