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Mac Carthaigh, Padraig

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FIDEFIDE 2532840· Male· Ireland· Born in 1954

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Padraig Mac Carthaigh, a 72-year-old Irish player, is rated 1798 — just 8 short of his peak of 1806 (Sep 2025, age 71). He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Intermediate, Kinsale Winter Open, and Irish Championship Seniors 65plus.

Current rating

1798

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1806

−8 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 71

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#76,990

#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
8th Irish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1806
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1776 → 1806
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 71
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1806
at age 71 · −8 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1776 · at age 71
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kevin McInerney 1,650
Ennis Congress 1700-1899 · Jun 2026 · +12.0 Elo
Evolution
+22
1776 → 1798
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
7W9D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsKevin McInerney1,650·Ennis Congress 1700-1899·R2·+12.0
2.[W]vsDavid Murphy1,544·Kinsale Winter Open·R3·+8.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIoannis X Sakellariou1,649·Ennis Congress 1700-1899·R4·-28.1
2.[L]vsAdam D. Bermingham1,700·Ennis Congress 1700-1899·R1·-25.5
3.[L]vsLen Hackett1,768·Kinsale Winter Open·R4·-20.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ennis Congress 1700-1899
Swiss
Jun 20262/5#251617-50.0
2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Intermediate
Swiss
May 20264/6#3—+26.0
Kinsale Winter Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#291824-34.4
Irish Championship Seniors 65plus
Swiss
Aug 20253/4#1—+30.0
Worst Elo result: Ennis Congress 1700-1899 (-50.0 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

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Ireland
#356
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#55,727
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
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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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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