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Irish Chess Union

IRL Ireland ·Europe

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5,024Registered players
4,476Active players
1,523FIDE-rated players
67Titled players

Top players

  1. 1 Collins, Sam E. IMBorn 1982 2462
  2. 2 Kanyamarala, Tarun IMBorn 2004 2427
  3. 3 O`Gorman, Tom IMBorn 2002 2404
RankNameRatingBorn
4 Jessel, Stephen FM Rating 2367 Born 1986
5 Quinn, Mark IM Rating 2354 Born 1976
6 Baburin, Alexander GM Rating 2347 Born 1967
7 Flynn, Jacob FM Rating 2317 Born 2001
8 Collins, Adam FM Rating 2309 Born 2005
9 Heidenfeld, Mark IM Rating 2296 Born 1968
10 Li, Henry FM Rating 2292 Born 2002

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Statistics

Registered players
5,024
Active players
4,476
Rated in Classical
1,523
Rated in Rapid
1,268
Rated in Blitz
1,048
Women
370
Juniors (under 20)
1,817

Rating spread, Classical

Active players in each band of 100 rating points.

Show as a table
1400 to 1499
42
1500 to 1599
123
1600 to 1699
239
1700 to 1799
216
1800 to 1899
165
1900 to 1999
111
2000 to 2099
30
2100 to 2199
27
2200 to 2299
14
2300 to 2399
5
2400 to 2499
3
2500 to 2599
0
2600 to 2699
0
2700 and above
0

Titles

  • 1GM
  • 12IM
  • 29FM
  • 10CM
  • 1WGM
  • 0WIM
  • 8WFM
  • 6WCM
Arbiters with a FIDE title
34
Trainers with a FIDE title
13

FIDE rating list, October 2026. Titles are counted as FIDE lists them on that date.

Officials

  • Beatty, DesmondChairman
  • O'Connor, JonathanDelegate
  • O`gorman, BrianVice Chairperson
  • Flynn, JacobSecretary
  • Woods, SandraTreasurer
  • Barry, KieranRating Officer
  • Baburin, IvanTournament Officer
  • Kandasamy, VenkatesanJunior Officer
  • Kanyamarala, NanditaPublic Relations Officer
  • Lubberding, Hans HenningDevelopment Officer

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