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Heron, Lorcan
🇮🇪FIDE 2529343· Male· Ireland· Born in 2011
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Lorcan Heron, a 15-year-old Irish player, is rated 1926 — just 10 short of his peak of 1936 (May 2026, age 15). He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Senior, Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Round 7, and The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert. Also played 2 rapid (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including ICU NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2026 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #9 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1926
Standard
Rpd1714·Blz1865
All-time high
1936
−10 pts below
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#41,867
#41,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
100 career games
at age 15
Jun 2026
6th Irish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1936
May 2026
All-time peak 1936
at age 15 · −10 from today
May 2026
2025
9th Irish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1892
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+271 Elo)
1621 → 1892
Jun 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
1892 → 1926
Tournaments
11
54 games
Score
33.5/ 5462.0%
28W11D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/6 | #24 | — | -10.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2672 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2099 | +53.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 1736 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #11 | 1871 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | — | +2.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | — | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #6 | — | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #20 | 2481 | +17.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #10 | 1729 | -72.4 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#141
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#30,921
in continent
World
#41,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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