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Chessmetrics Player Profile: Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
   Born:    1911-May
   Died:    1980-Oct
   Best World Rank:    #27 (4 different months between the December 1953 rating list and the March 1954 rating list )
   Highest Rating:    2644 on the January 1957 rating list, #31 in world, age 45y8m
   Best Individual Performance:    2675 in Zagreb, 1955, scoring 10.5/18 (58%) vs 2619-rated opposition
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    Event Name  Rating   Performance   Overall Results   Actual Results vs Rated Opponents   +/- Predicted 
    Stockholm ol (Men), 1937  not rated on July 1937 list   [2376]   -1 (2/5, 40%)   -3 (0/3, 0%) vs 2529-rated opposition   N/A 
    Stuttgart, 1939  not rated on January 1939 list   2542   -1 (5/11, 45%)   -1 (3.5/8, 44%) vs 2584-rated opposition   N/A 
    Arbon, 1946  not rated on January 1946 list   [2532]   +2 (4.5/7, 64%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2509-rated opposition   N/A 
    Barcelona, 1946  not rated on January 1946 list   [2559]   = (6.5/13, 50%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2695-rated opposition   N/A 
    Hoogovens Beverwijk, 1946  not rated on January 1946 list   -   +5 (7/9, 78%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Groningen (Staunton Memorial), 1946  2545 (#71 on August 1946 list)   2498   -8 (5.5/19, 29%)   -8 (4/16, 25%) vs 2649-rated opposition   -2.1 
    Hilversum (Zonal), 1947  2556 (#62 on January 1947 list)   2628   +8 (10.5/13, 81%)   +3 (5/7, 71%) vs 2547-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Buenos Aires, 1948  2596 (#47 on January 1948 list)   2639   +4 (7/10, 70%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2648-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Mar del Plata, 1948  2596 (#47 on January 1948 list)   2659   +2 (9.5/17, 56%)   +2 (8/14, 57%) vs 2622-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Hoogovens Beverwijk, 1948  2596 (#47 on January 1948 list)   [2523]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2428-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Heidelberg, 1949  2615 (#34 on January 1949 list)   2504   +1 (5/9, 56%)   = (4/8, 50%) vs 2502-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Oldenburg, 1949  2615 (#34 on January 1949 list)   2525   +1 (9/17, 53%)   +1 (5.5/10, 55%) vs 2491-rated opposition   -1.0 
    Trencianske-Teplice , 1949  2615 (#34 on January 1949 list)   2618   +3 (11/19, 58%)   +3 (8.5/14, 61%) vs 2550-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Amsterdam, 1950  2598 (#44 on January 1950 list)   2595   = (9.5/19, 50%)   -1 (8/17, 47%) vs 2609-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Bled, 1950  2598 (#44 on January 1950 list)   2633   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +3 (8.5/14, 61%) vs 2568-rated opposition   +1.0 
    SUI-BEL m, 1950  2598 (#44 on January 1950 list)   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Dubrovnik ol (Men), 1950  2607 (#42 on August 1950 list)   2617   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +1 (5/9, 56%) vs 2604-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Hastings, 1950  2629 (#35 on December 1950 list)   2536   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   = (2.5/5, 50%) vs 2557-rated opposition   -0.4 
    New York (Wertheim Memorial), 1951  2636 (#34 on January 1951 list)   2577   -2 (4.5/11, 41%)   -1 (4.5/10, 45%) vs 2614-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Niephaus-O'Kelly de Galway Match (Wiesbaden), 1951  2636 (#34 on January 1951 list)   2424   -2 (1.5/5, 30%)   -2 (1.5/5, 30%) vs 2503-rated opposition   -1.8 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1951  2636 (#34 on January 1951 list)   2581   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +2 (5/8, 63%) vs 2526-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Dortmund, 1951  2636 (#34 on March 1951 list)   2641   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +3 (6.5/10, 65%) vs 2571-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Belgrade, 1952  2622 (#40 on January 1952 list)   2637   +4 (11.5/19, 61%)   +3 (10/17, 59%) vs 2575-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Budapest, 1952  2622 (#40 on January 1952 list)   2652   +1 (9/17, 53%)   +1 (9/17, 53%) vs 2632-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1952  2622 (#40 on January 1952 list)   2612   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (4.5/7, 64%) vs 2565-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Bucharest, 1953  2628 (#36 on January 1953 list)   2652   +3 (11/19, 58%)   +3 (9.5/16, 59%) vs 2592-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1953  2628 (#36 on January 1953 list)   2607   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +3 (6.5/10, 65%) vs 2529-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Hastings, 1953  2635 (#27 on December 1953 list)   2599   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (5.5/9, 61%) vs 2550-rated opposition   +0.1 
    BEL-CSR Bruxelles, 1954  2641 (#27 on January 1954 list)   [2540]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2616-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Bucharest, 1954  2641 (#27 on January 1954 list)   2609   +2 (9.5/17, 56%)   +2 (9/16, 56%) vs 2563-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-B, 1954  2633 (#37 on September 1954 list)   2574   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +3 (5/7, 71%) vs 2479-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Amsterdam ol (Men) pre-IV, 1954  2633 (#37 on September 1954 list)   [2514]   -1 (2/5, 40%)   -2 (1/4, 25%) vs 2642-rated opposition   -1.0 
    An Tostal Cork, 1955  2620 (#43 on January 1955 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Zagreb, 1955  2620 (#43 on January 1955 list)   2675   +3 (11/19, 58%)   +3 (10.5/18, 58%) vs 2619-rated opposition   +1.5 
    Dublin, 1956  2628 (#35 on January 1956 list)   [2551]   +6 (6.5/7, 93%)   +2 (2.5/3, 83%) vs 2475-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Moscow ol (Men) fin-B, 1956  2624 (#36 on September 1956 list)   2591   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (5/8, 63%) vs 2539-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Moscow ol (Men) prel, 1956  2624 (#36 on September 1956 list)   2562   +2 (4.5/7, 64%)   = (2.5/5, 50%) vs 2592-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Hastings, 1956  2628 (#35 on December 1956 list)   2658   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +2 (5/8, 63%) vs 2623-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1957  2644 (#31 on January 1957 list)   2559   = (4.5/9, 50%)   = (3.5/7, 50%) vs 2575-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Madrid, 1957  2644 (#31 on January 1957 list)   2527   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +1 (4/7, 57%) vs 2495-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1958  2615 (#46 on January 1958 list)   2579   = (4.5/9, 50%)   = (4.5/9, 50%) vs 2590-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1959  2610 (#52 on January 1959 list)   2524   -1 (4/9, 44%)   -1 (3.5/8, 44%) vs 2562-rated opposition   -1.0 
    Madrid (Zonal), 1960  2550 (#95 on January 1960 list)   2593   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +1 (6.5/12, 54%) vs 2570-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Leipzig ol (Men) fin-C, 1960  2555 (#87 on October 1960 list)   [2369]   +1 (3/5, 60%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2341-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Leipzig ol (Men) qual-D, 1960  2555 (#87 on October 1960 list)   2463   = (4.5/9, 50%)   -2 (1.5/5, 30%) vs 2554-rated opposition   -1.0 
    Baden Vienna, 1961  2527 (#129 on January 1961 list)   2542   +1 (6/11, 55%)   -1 (4/9, 44%) vs 2577-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Torremolinos, 1961  2527 (#129 on January 1961 list)   2509   = (5.5/11, 50%)   -2 (3.5/9, 39%) vs 2569-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Utrecht, 1961  2527 (#129 on January 1961 list)   2636   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +3 (5/7, 71%) vs 2557-rated opposition   +1.7 
    Zevenaar, 1961  2527 (#129 on January 1961 list)   2614   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +4 (8.5/13, 65%) vs 2518-rated opposition   +1.9 
    Hoogovens Beverwijk, 1962  2569 (#77 on January 1962 list)   2530   = (4.5/9, 50%)   = (4.5/9, 50%) vs 2530-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Paris 6263, 1962  2569 (#77 on January 1962 list)   [2488]   +8 (9.5/11, 86%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2446-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Torremolinos zt, 1962  2569 (#77 on January 1962 list)   2552   +2 (6.5/11, 59%)   +2 (5/8, 63%) vs 2490-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Berlin East (Lasker Memorial), 1962  2560 (#81 on July 1962 list)   2595   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +3 (9/15, 60%) vs 2525-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Varna ol (Men), 1962  2570 (#72 on September 1962 list)   2599   +3 (9.5/16, 59%)   +2 (8/14, 57%) vs 2551-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1963  2571 (#82 on January 1963 list)   2536   -2 (7.5/17, 44%)   -2 (7.5/17, 44%) vs 2561-rated opposition   -1.2 
    Paris, 1963  2571 (#82 on January 1963 list)   [2511]   +8 (9.5/11, 86%)   +2 (3/4, 75%) vs 2425-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1963  2565 (#88 on August 1963 list)   2569   +1 (11/21, 52%)   = (9.5/19, 50%) vs 2556-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1964  2557 (#99 on January 1964 list)   2558   = (10.5/21, 50%)   -1 (9/19, 47%) vs 2561-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Malaga, 1964  2557 (#99 on January 1964 list)   2530   +2 (6.5/11, 59%)   +1 (5/9, 56%) vs 2497-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Bordeaux op, 1964  2558 (#97 on March 1964 list)   2550   +1 (5.5/10, 55%)   +1 (5.5/10, 55%) vs 2521-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Bognor Regis-A, 1965  2549 (#107 on January 1965 list)   [2533]   +5 (5.5/6, 92%)   +2 (2.5/3, 83%) vs 2450-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1965  2549 (#107 on January 1965 list)   2572   -1 (10/21, 48%)   -1 (10/21, 48%) vs 2574-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Malaga 5th, 1965  2552 (#105 on February 1965 list)   2574   +5 (8/11, 73%)   +4 (7/10, 70%) vs 2458-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Palma de Mallorca, 1965  2556 (#105 on November 1965 list)   2584   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +2 (4/6, 67%) vs 2528-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Lanjaron, 1966  2562 (#100 on January 1966 list)   [2452]   +4 (5.5/7, 79%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2456-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Reykjavik, 1966  2562 (#100 on January 1966 list)   2538   +5 (8/11, 73%)   +2 (4/6, 67%) vs 2469-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Malaga 06th, 1966  2561 (#102 on February 1966 list)   2521   +5 (8/11, 73%)   +3 (5/7, 71%) vs 2411-rated opposition   +0.3 
    La Habana ol (Men) fin-B Havana, 1966  2566 (#95 on October 1966 list)   [2469]   +2 (3.5/5, 70%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2421-rated opposition   -0.2 
    La Habana ol (Men) prel Havana, 1966  2566 (#95 on October 1966 list)   [2512]   +2 (4/6, 67%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2481-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Palma de Mallorca, 1966  2575 (#82 on November 1966 list)   2577   = (7.5/15, 50%)   = (7/14, 50%) vs 2573-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1967  2575 (#84 on January 1967 list)   2506   -4 (7.5/19, 39%)   -5 (6.5/18, 36%) vs 2582-rated opposition   -2.4 
    Dundee, 1967  2575 (#84 on January 1967 list)   2570   +2 (5/8, 63%)   +1 (4/7, 57%) vs 2550-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Palma de Mallorca, 1967  2575 (#84 on January 1967 list)   2531   -4 (6.5/17, 38%)   -4 (6.5/17, 38%) vs 2596-rated opposition   -1.6 
    Malaga, 1968  2562 (#98 on January 1968 list)   2533   = (5.5/11, 50%)   = (5.5/11, 50%) vs 2528-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Buesum, 1968  2553 (#109 on May 1968 list)   2590   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +2 (7.5/13, 58%) vs 2540-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Solingen, 1968  2562 (#97 on June 1968 list)   2494   -1 (7/15, 47%)   -2 (5.5/13, 42%) vs 2527-rated opposition   -1.5 
    Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1968  2550 (#111 on August 1968 list)   2479   -4 (5/14, 36%)   -4 (4.5/13, 35%) vs 2560-rated opposition   -1.8 
    Lugano ol (Men), 1968  2531 (#146 on October 1968 list)   2455   = (6/12, 50%)   -2 (4/10, 40%) vs 2497-rated opposition   -1.4 
    Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1969  2518 (#174 on January 1969 list)   2481   -4 (5.5/15, 37%)   -5 (4.5/14, 32%) vs 2579-rated opposition   -1.5 
    FRG-chT Frankfurt, 1969  2518 (#174 on January 1969 list)   -   = (1.5/3, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Olot, 1969  2518 (#174 on January 1969 list)   2557   +5 (7/9, 78%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2538-rated opposition   +0.6 
    San Juan, 1969  2518 (#181 on October 1969 list)   2551   = (7.5/15, 50%)   -2 (4/10, 40%) vs 2614-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Bad Pyrmont, 1970  2520 (#181 on January 1970 list)   2581   +2 (8.5/15, 57%)   +2 (7.5/13, 58%) vs 2531-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Caracas, 1970  2520 (#181 on January 1970 list)   2514   -1 (8/17, 47%)   -3 (6/15, 40%) vs 2565-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Buenos Aires, 1970  2525 (#166 on July 1970 list)   2575   -1 (8/17, 47%)   -1 (8/17, 47%) vs 2585-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Bari 3rd, 1972  2548 (#147 on July 1972 list)   2504   = (5.5/11, 50%)   = (4.5/9, 50%) vs 2499-rated opposition   -0.5 
    London, 1973  2541 (#159 on January 1973 list)   2558   = (4.5/9, 50%)   +1 (4.5/8, 56%) vs 2533-rated opposition   +0.4 
    London op, 1973  2541 (#159 on January 1973 list)   [2513]   +1 (1/1, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2486-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Malaga, 1973  2541 (#159 on January 1973 list)   [2505]   -1 (0.5/2, 25%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2614-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Solingen, 1973  2541 (#159 on January 1973 list)   2521   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2491-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Torremolinos, 1973  2541 (#159 on January 1973 list)   [2514]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2574-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Las Palmas tt, 1973  2544 (#163 on February 1973 list)   [2488]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2446-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Sandefjord, 1975  2543 (#159 on January 1975 list)   [2487]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2446-rated opposition   +0.2 
    GER-W chT 7576, 1976  2531 (#196 on January 1976 list)   -   -1 (0/1, 0%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    EUCup final Solingen, 1976  2531 (#196 on January 1976 list)   [2512]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2553-rated opposition   +0.1 
    FRG-chT Hallstadt, 1976  2531 (#196 on January 1976 list)   [2512]   = (1.5/3, 50%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2656-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Jakarta, 1978  not rated on May 1978 list   2478   -1 (6/13, 46%)   = (4/8, 50%) vs 2469-rated opposition   N/A