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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 1708. He has fluctuated between 1665 and 1777 over the past 2 years. 36 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Monthly 4th Sunday Quad C, Galway Spring Tournament 2026 Round 4, and March quad J. Also played 4 rapid (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Rapid) and 3 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

1708

Standard

Rpd1667·Blz1657

All-time high

1777

−69 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 20

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#107,041

#107,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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 · −69 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Emmet ORourke 1,916
Kinsale Winter Open · Jan 2026 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-19
1727 → 1708
Tournaments
14
53 games
Score
20.5/ 5338.7%
25W8D20L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKevin Campbell1,600·City of Dublin 2025 Major·R2·-27.7
2.[L]vsJohn W. Curtis1,681·City of Dublin 2025 Major·R3·-23.4
3.[L]vsBjorn Johannesson1,708·City of Dublin 2025 Major·R4·-21.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cork Club Championship 2025-26 round 7
Open Swiss
May 20261/1#8—+5.2
Monthly 4th Sunday Quad C
Round-Robin
May 20261/3#31574-10.4
Galway Spring Tournament 2026 Round 5
Swiss
May 20261/1#1—+16.0
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
Kinsale Winter Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/4#131948+32.8
Cork Club Championship 2025-26 round 3
Open Swiss
Nov 20250/1#10—-4.0
Worst Elo result: Gonzaga Chess Classic Championship 2026 (-68.4 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#545
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#75,382
in continent
World
#107,038
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
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2
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3
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2,385
4
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5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,307
9
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10
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545🇮🇪O`rourke, Alex1,708
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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75382🇮🇪O`rourke, Alex1,708
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
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2,753
9
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107038🇮🇪O`rourke, Alex1,708