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O`rourke, Alex

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FIDEFIDE 2521300· Male· Ireland· Born in 2005

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Alex O`Rourke, a 21-year-old Irish player, is rated 1697. He has fluctuated between 1665 and 1777 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Galway Spring Tournament 2026 Round 4, March quad J, and Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 5-6. Also played 4 rapid (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 1777 was reached at age 20 (Sep 2025).

At junior level, he reached #18 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1697

Standard

Rpd1667·Blz1657

All-time high

1777

−80 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 20

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#110,779

#110,779 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Feb 2026
2025
18th Irish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1777
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1712 → 1777
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1777
at age 20 · −80 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Emmet ORourke 1,916
Kinsale Winter Open · Jan 2026 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-30
1727 → 1697
Tournaments
12
47 games
Score
20.5/ 4743.6%
22W6D19L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKevin Campbell1,600·City of Dublin 2025 Major·R2·-27.7
2.[L]vsSeth McGrady1,623·Ennis Congress Michael Meaney 2025·R2·-25.8
3.[L]vsJohn W. Curtis1,681·City of Dublin 2025 Major·R3·-23.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Galway Spring Tournament 2026 Round 4
Swiss
Apr 20260/1#4—-5.2
March quad J
Round-Robin
Apr 20263/3#12468+29.4
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#15—+8.4
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#81869+9.4
Gonzaga Chess Classic Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20260.5/5#451352-68.4
Worst Elo result: Gonzaga Chess Classic Championship 2026 (-68.4 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

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Ireland
#594
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#77,645
in continent
World
#110,777
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,296
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594🇮🇪O`rourke, Alex1,697
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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77645🇮🇪O`rourke, Alex1,697
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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110777🇮🇪O`rourke, Alex1,697