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O`neill, Matthew

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FIDEFIDE 2528533· Male· Ireland· Born in 2011

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Matthew O`Neill, a 15-year-old Irish player, is rated 1815 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +96 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈31/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 5 rapid (including Munster Chess Union Rapid League 2025-2026) and 4 blitz events (including Cork Chess Club Christmas Blitz - Invitational) recently.

At junior level, he reached #15 and #16 nationally in U16 and U14.

Current rating

1815

Standard

Rpd1723·Blz1779

All-time high

1815

at best
May 2026 · age 15

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#71,649

#71,649 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1719 → 1815
May 2026
All-time peak 1815
at age 15
May 2026
15th Irish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1811
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Apr 2026
2025
16th Irish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1719
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Irish Junior Championship 2026 - u16
perf 1911 (+96) · 3.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Mihovil Niko Cogelja 1,903
Cork Junior Chess Competition U14 - Maurice Coveney Cup · Nov 2025 · +28.6 Elo
Evolution
+96
1719 → 1815
Tournaments
12
39 games
Score
23.5/ 3960.3%
24W5D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Round 7
Team
Apr 20261/1#132602+18.8
Irish Junior Championship 2026 - u16
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#31911-14.4
Cork Club Championship 2025-26 round 6
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/1#15—-13.2
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#22532+40.4
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/4#132027+8.4
Worst Elo result: Kinsale Winter Open (-36.8 Elo, finished #20).

Rankings

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Ireland
#336
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#52,016
in continent
World
#71,649
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Ireland
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,320
9
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2,297
10
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2,296
...
336🇮🇪O`neill, Matthew1,815
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
52016🇮🇪O`neill, Matthew1,815
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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71649🇮🇪O`neill, Matthew1,815