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O`Donoghue, Malachi
🇦🇺FIDE 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
Jun 2017 · age 68
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,772
#111,772 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
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
Top opponent
Evolution
-70
1765 → 1695
Tournaments
10
38 games
Score
18.5/ 3848.7%
15W9D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPaul Jovanovski1,811·2026 St George Club Championship Division 3 Rounds 7-9 plus postponed·R9·+13.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 1979 | +20.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #9 | 1428 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #47 | 1548 | -33.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #9 | 1452 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | — | +32.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #21 | — | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #36 | — | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/3 | #32 | — | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #34 | — | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #39 | 1631 | -20.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSarwat Rewais
🇦🇺AUS·1822
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMichael S Babic
🇦🇺AUS·1821
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsBrian C Allison
🇦🇺AUS·1718
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJim Mavroidis
🇦🇺AUS·1792
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsJose Escribano
🇦🇺AUS·1766
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Australia
#760
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,304
in continent
World
#111,769
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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