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McDonagh, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 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 standard appearances include Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000, 2025 British Championship: Major Open, and Perth Open 2025. 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 had 2 career breaks: 59 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

1924

Standard

Rpd1939·Blz1890

All-time high

1947

−23 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 43

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#42,372

#42,372 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
37th English 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1947
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1947
at age 43 · −23 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1943 → returned at 1947
Mar 2024
2020
50th English 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1905
Feb 2020
2019
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1943
Mar 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1761 → 1891
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Perth Open 2025
perf 2105 (+158) · 4/5 · #29
Top opponent
vs Rabindra Paul 1,894
Perth Open 2025 · May 2025 · +8.5 Elo
Evolution
-19
1943 → 1924
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
12.5/ 2159.5%
9W7D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRabindra Paul1,894·Perth Open 2025·R6·+8.5
2.[W]vsJoshua Blinkhorn1,838·2025 British Championship: Major Open·R4·+7.4
3.[W]vsChrysoula-Paraskevi MitrakaWCM1,834·Perth Open 2025·R4·+6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000
Swiss
Dec 20253.5/6#41883-6.6
2025 British Championship: Major Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/7#641965-15.6
Perth Open 2025
Open Swiss
May 20254/5#292105+3.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: Major Open (-15.6 Elo, finished #64).

Rankings

/
England
#680
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#31,267
in continent
World
#42,372
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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9
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10
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1
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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7
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7
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42372🇬🇧McDonagh, Michael1,924