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McIlroy, Ben
🇮🇪FIDE 2525097· Male· Ireland· Born in 2007
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Ben Mcilroy, a 19-year-old Irish player, is rated 1867 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert. Also played 7 rapid (including Eanna Rapid December 2025) and 11 blitz events (including City of Bangor Spring Blitz 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11 and #15 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1867
Standard
Rpd1949·Blz2041
All-time high
1867
at best
Mar 2026 · age 19
Mar 2026 · age 19
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#56,654
#56,654 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
11th Irish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1867
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1867
at age 19
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
15th Irish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1835
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1620 → 1809
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1835 → 1867
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2089 | +32.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAashay R Kher
🇮🇳IND·1723
+13 −7 =7
27 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCaleb McClean
🇮🇪IRL·1897
+10 −8 =4
22 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAndrew Campbell
🇮🇪IRL·1951
+7 −8 =5
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRichard Proctor
🇮🇪IRL·1557
+15 −0 =0
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlwin Micheal
🇮🇳IND·1861
+5 −8 =2
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#226
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#41,552
in continent
World
#56,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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