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McCracken, David
🇮🇪FIDE 2527111· Male· Ireland· Born in 1964
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David Mccracken, a 62-year-old Irish player, is rated 1624 — just 15 short of his peak of 1639 (May 2024, age 60). He is on a steady climb with +65 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r8, Brendan Jamison Chess Academy Classic 2026, and Belfast & District Chess League Round 3. Also played 2 rapid events (including Bangor Club Masters Rapid 2025) recently.
Current rating
1624
Standard
Rpd1648·Blz—
All-time high
1639
−15 pts below
May 2024 · age 60
May 2024 · age 60
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#137,885
#137,885 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
57th Irish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1624
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1504 → 1639
May 2024
All-time peak 1639
at age 60 · −15 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+65
1559 → 1624
Tournaments
8
22 games
Score
12/ 2254.5%
13W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2508 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/2 | #1 | 2349 | +17.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2362 | +9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #24 | 857 | -7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2508 | +27.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2450 | +26.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #20 | 2556 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/1 | #16 | 2494 | -13.6 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#735
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#93,402
in continent
World
#137,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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