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McDonagh, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 434779· Male· England· Born in 1982
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Michael Mcdonagh, a 44-year-old English player, is rated 1924 — just 23 short of his peak of 1947 (Jul 2025, age 43). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000 and 2025 British Championship: Major Open. Also played 3 rapid (including Manchester FIDE Rapidplay 2026 - The Harry Lamb Memorial FIDE OPEN) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Birmingham Qualifier) recently. He took a 75-month break between Mar 2019 and Jul 2025.
Current rating
1924
Standard
Rpd1939·Blz1890
All-time high
1947
−23 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 43
Jul 2025 · age 43
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#42,311
#42,311 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
37th English 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1947
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1947
at age 43 · −23 from today
Jul 2025
2020
50th English 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1905
Feb 2020
2019
Inactive for 75 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1947
Mar 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1761 → 1891
Sep 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1947 → 1924
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
5W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #4 | 1883 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #64 | 1965 | -15.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#684
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#31,249
in continent
World
#42,310
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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