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Finnegan, Oliver
🇬🇧FIDE 442259· Male· England· Born in 1973
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Oliver Finnegan, a 53-year-old English player, is rated 1814. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000, 17th Northwick Park Congress - U1860, and Central London Chess Congress 2025 - U2000. Also played 6 rapid events (including 2025 British Championship: Rapidplay Under 2000) recently. He took a 28-month break between Mar 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1914 was reached at age 41 (Sep 2014).
Current rating
1814
Standard
Rpd1767·Blz1791
All-time high
1914
−100 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 41
Sep 2014 · age 41
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#72,011
#72,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
56th English 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1843
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1647 → 1797
Mar 2024
2023
56th English 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1706
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1663 → returned at 1660
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1802 → 1814
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
10.5/ 1570.0%
9W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #7 | 1603 | -29.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 1933 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2044 | +30.0 |
Worst Elo result: London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000 (-29.4 Elo, finished #7).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPaul Haddock
🇬🇧ENG·1601
+25 −4 =5
34 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsJonathan Rubeck
🇬🇧ENG·1895
+14 −6 =8
28 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1631
+10 −10 =7
27 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDavid J Millward
🇬🇧ENG·1902
+6 −4 =10
20 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsRaghu Kamath
🇬🇧ENG·1853
+6 −7 =4
17 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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England
#1,151
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#52,268
in continent
World
#72,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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