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Torrens, Alister
🇮🇪FIDE 2537508· Male· Ireland· Born in 1975
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Alister Torrens, a 51-year-old Irish player, is rated 1812 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearance: Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r10. Also played 3 rapid (including Moira Rapid Championship 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Bangor Sparkle Blitz 2025) recently.
Current rating
1812
Standard
Rpd1586·Blz1561
All-time high
1812
at best
Apr 2026 · age 51
Apr 2026 · age 51
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#72,599
#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
17th Irish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1812
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1812
at age 51
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 51
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1784 · at age 51
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 1622 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 1516 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1479 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1695 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 1723 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #23 | 762 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Ireland
#328
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#52,681
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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