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O`Donoghue, Malachi

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FIDEFIDE 3218490· Male· Australia· Born in 1949

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Malachi O`Donoghue, a 77-year-old Australian player, is rated 1674. He has slipped back 93 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 St George Club Championship Division 3 Rounds 4-6 plus postponed, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor, and 2026 St George Club Championship Division 3 Rounds 1-3. His peak of 1802 was reached at age 68 (Jun 2017).

Current rating

1674

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1802

−128 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 68

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#119,019

#119,019 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
6th Australian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1765
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1665 → 1787
Mar 2024
2020
11th Australian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1714
Oct 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 69
Feb 2018
2017
11th Australian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1802
Dec 2017
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Leo Xu 1,695
2026 St George Club Championship Division 3 Rounds 4-6 plus postponed · Apr 2026 · +0.6 Elo
Evolution
-91
1765 → 1674
Tournaments
9
35 games
Score
16/ 3545.7%
13W8D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJaden Chi1,572·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor·R2·+7.1
2.[W]vsHarvey Kuncoro1,604·2025 NSWCA August Weekender·R6·+6.2
3.[W]vsJason Zhang1,488·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor·R4·+5.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAbir Vidhur Singh1,490·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor·R3·-14.9
2.[L]vsSam Sharkawy1,609·2025 NSWCA August Weekender·R4·-13.7
3.[L]vsAlexi Pavlidis1,609·2025 NSWCA August Weekender·R2·-13.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 St George Club Championship Division 3 Rounds 4-6 plus postponed
Round-Robin
Apr 20260.5/3#91428-21.0
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#471548-33.0
2026 St George Club Championship Division 3 Rounds 1-3
Round-Robin
Mar 20260.5/3#91452-21.8
2025-26 St George Summer Open Rounds 5-7
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/3#4—+32.6
2025-26 St George Summer Open Rounds 2-4
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/3#21—+7.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor (-33.0 Elo, finished #47).

Rankings

/
Australia
#840
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,831
in continent
World
#119,014
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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