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Hughes, Paul
🇮🇪FIDE 2528916· Male· Ireland· Born in 1994
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Paul Hughes, a 32-year-old Irish player, is rated 1609 — just 8 short of his peak of 1617 (Apr 2026, age 32). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 6 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6.
Current rating
1609
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1617
−8 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 32
Apr 2026 · age 32
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#143,544
#143,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1617
at age 32 · −8 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 32
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 32
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 32
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1616 · at age 32
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1616 → 1609
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
2W2D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #90 | — | -8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | — | +14.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #40 | — | -14.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1714 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#772
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#96,460
in continent
World
#143,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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