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Cahill, James A

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FIDEFIDE 2534517· Male· Ireland· Born in 1980

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James A Cahill, a 46-year-old Irish player, is rated 1500. He has fluctuated between 1495 and 1562 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Eanna May Quad Group k, March quad M, and Eanna February Quad RR Groups. Also played 2 rapid events (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1562 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2026).

Current rating

1500

Standard

Rpd1471·Blz—

All-time high

1562

−62 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 46

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#185,747

#185,747 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 46
Jun 2026
53rd Irish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1562
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1510 → 1562
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1562
at age 46 · −62 from today
Mar 2026
2025
48th Irish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1525
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Nov 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jamie S Oconnor 1,680
21st Gonzaga Charity Classic 2026 Major · Jan 2026 · +27.5 Elo
Evolution
-10
1510 → 1500
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
9/ 3129.0%
14W2D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Eanna May Quad Group k
Round-Robin
May 20261.5/3#31524+4.8
March quad M
Round-Robin
Apr 20260/3#4786-54.0
Eanna February Quad RR Groups
Round-Robin
Feb 20261/2#301599+6.0
21st Gonzaga Charity Classic 2026 Major
Swiss
Jan 20264/4#172410+18.4
The Eanna Classic Challengers 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/2#328080.0
Worst Elo result: March quad M (-54.0 Elo, finished #4).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#902
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#117,138
in continent
World
#185,689
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Ireland
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2
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3
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2,385
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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2,307
9
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10
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2,297
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902🇮🇪Cahill, James A1,500
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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117138🇮🇪Cahill, James A1,500
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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185689🇮🇪Cahill, James A1,500