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Melling, Jonathon
🇮🇪FIDE 841790· Male· Ireland· Born in 1980
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Jonathon Melling, a 46-year-old Irish player, is rated 1888. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 13 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Round 7, and The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 9-Round Open 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Rapid Open 2026) and 1 blitz events (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Blitz Open 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2009–2010), 18 months (2012–2014) and 104 months (2015–2024). His peak of 1943 was reached at age 45 (Mar 2025); he also reached Irish #57 in Jul 2009.
Competes for Ireland since Nov 2023.
Current rating
1888
Standard
Rpd1862·Blz1846
All-time high
1943
−55 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 45
Mar 2025 · age 45
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#51,081
#51,081 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
10th Irish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1888
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 46
Feb 2026
2025
8th Irish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1943
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1943
at age 45 · −55 from today
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1870 → 1929
Feb 2025
2023
Switched federation: ITA → IRL
at age 43
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1888 → 1888
Tournaments
8
32 games
Score
16/ 3250.0%
14W4D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #41 | — | +7.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2768 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #25 | 1900 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #16 | 1816 | -7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2010 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #43 | — | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #21 | 1847 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #35 | 1833 | -7.8 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#195
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#37,593
in continent
World
#51,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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