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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 1695. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈22/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

1695

Standard

Rpd·Blz

All-time high

1802

107 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 68

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#111,772

#111,772 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-70
17651695
Tournaments
10
38 games
Score
18.5/ 3848.7%
15W9D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Round-Robin
May 20262.5/3#31979+20.6
Round-Robin
Apr 20260.5/3#91428-21.0
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#471548-33.0
Round-Robin
Mar 20260.5/3#91452-21.8
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/3#4+32.6
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/3#21+7.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20250/1#36-7.2
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/3#32-7.0
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/3#34-21.0
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/6#391631-20.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor (-33.0 Elo, finished #47).

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Rankings

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Australia
#760
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,304
in continent
World
#111,769
out of 400,000+

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