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O`neill, Matthew
🇮🇪FIDE 2528533· Male· Ireland· Born in 2011
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Matthew O`Neill, a 15-year-old Irish player, is rated 1831 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +112 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Round 7, Irish Junior Championship 2026 - u16, and Cork Club Championship 2025-26 round 6. Also played 6 rapid (including Munster Chess Union Rapid League 2025-2026) and 5 blitz events (including Cork Chess Club Christmas Blitz - Invitational) recently.
At junior level, he reached #13 and #16 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1831
Standard
Rpd1773·Blz1830
All-time high
1831
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#66,894
#66,894 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
13th Irish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1831
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1719 → 1831
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1831
at age 15
Jun 2026
6-month rising streak
+87 Elo
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Apr 2026
2025
16th Irish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1719
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+112
1719 → 1831
Tournaments
13
40 games
Score
24.5/ 4061.3%
25W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | — | +15.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2602 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1911 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | — | -13.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2532 | +40.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #13 | 2027 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | — | +25.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2580 | +43.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #20 | 1611 | -36.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #12 | — | -9.2 |
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Rankings
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Ireland
#295
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#48,761
in continent
World
#66,893
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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