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McCarthy, Damian
🇬🇧FIDE 422240· Male· England· Born in 1984
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Damian Mccarthy, a 42-year-old English player, is rated 1881. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including Cheadle FIDE Blitz) recently. His peak of 1934 was reached at age 28 (Dec 2012).
Current rating
1881
Standard
Rpd1938·Blz1836
All-time high
1934
−53 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 28
Dec 2012 · age 28
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,933
#52,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
40th English 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1924
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1821 → 1904
Feb 2025
2022
30th English 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1859
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1855 → returned at 1862
Nov 2019
2013
100 career games
at age 29
Sep 2013
2012
All-time peak 1934
at age 28 · −53 from today
Dec 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
1924 → 1881
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
12/ 2450.0%
7W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 1946 | +0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #50 | 1744 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #27 | 1887 | -2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #80 | 1207 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1863 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #43 | 1866 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #13 | 1594 | -12.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#842
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#38,912
in continent
World
#52,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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