Format
GD
Gourley, Darren
🇮🇪FIDE 2527901· Male· Ireland· Born in 1986
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Darren Gourley, a 40-year-old Irish player, is rated 1661 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r8. Also played 3 rapid (including Northern Ireland v India: Team Rapid 2026) and 3 blitz events (including City of Bangor Spring Blitz 2026) recently.
Current rating
1661
Standard
Rpd1409·Blz1406
All-time high
1661
at best
Apr 2026 · age 40
Apr 2026 · age 40
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#123,674
#123,674 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
36th Irish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1661
May 2026
All-time peak 1661
at age 40
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 40
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 40
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1639 · at age 40
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
2/ 922.2%
6W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 1499 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 793 | 0.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 1104 | 0.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #7 | 1017 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 1605 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Ireland
#675
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#85,388
in continent
World
#123,668
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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