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HJ
Horrigan, James
🇮🇪FIDE 2526310· Male· Ireland· Born in 2010
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James Horrigan, a 16-year-old Irish player, is rated 1489. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Limerick Open 2025 and Irish Championship First Weekender Major 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 1608 was reached at age 14 (Jun 2024).
At junior level, he reached #38 and #19 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1489
Standard
Rpd1526·Blz1502
All-time high
1608
−119 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 14
Jun 2024 · age 14
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#189,937
#189,937 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
38th Irish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1608
Jan 2025
2024
19th Irish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1608
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1608
at age 14 · −119 from today
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-75
1564 → 1489
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
1.5/ 916.7%
1W1D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #65 | — | -14.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/3 | #33 | — | -61.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#911
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#118,930
in continent
World
#189,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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