Tom O'Gorman (chess player)

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Tom O'Gorman
Personal information
Born (2002-12-12) December 12, 2002 (age 23)
Dublin, Ireland
Chess career
Country Ireland
Title International Master (2024)
Peak rating 2401 (June 2022)

Tom O'Gorman is an Irish chess player.

Chess career

In 2015, O'Gorman represented Ireland at the Glorney Cup. [1] In that same year, he won the under-19 section of the Irish Junior Chess Championship. [2] Also in 2015, he defeated Irish FIDE master Colm Daly in a simultaneous exhibition match. [3]

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In 2016, he competed at the Reykjavik Open, where he scored +4=1-3, including a loss against IM Tania Sachdev. [4]

He won the Irish Chess Championship in 2020. [5] [6]

He competed at the Reykjavik Open again in 2023, scoring +5=0-4, including a loss against IM Nisha Mohota. [7]

In September 2024, he played for Ireland in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, scoring +5=3-1. He was the top scorer on the Irish team, and notably defeated grandmaster Tamir Nabaty. [8]

In March 2025, he played for Oxford University in their match against Cambridge University, becoming the most successful player in the history of the event after achieving a perfect socre in the first five rounds. [9] [10] [11]

In June 2025, he competed at the World Rapid and Blitz Team Chess Championships. In the blitz section, he scored a draw against former World Champion Viswanathan Anand. [12]

Personal life

His sister Alice O'Gorman is also a chess player. [13]

References

  1. "Irish U-18s claim chess glory on home soil after receiving support of President Higgins". Irish independent . 23 July 2015.
  2. "The Irish Junior Chess Championships took place last weekend near Blanchardstown". Irish Independent . 19 April 2015.
  3. "Chess legend Colm Daly challenges 20 local players". Irish Independent . 21 March 2015.
  4. "Reykjavik Open 2016". chess-results.com.
  5. Coffey, Sean. "Irish Championship 2020". IRL Chess.
  6. McGreevy, Ronan (8 August 2021). "Irish chess champ follows in father's footsteps to win title". Irish Times .
  7. "Reykjavik Open 2023". chess-results.com.
  8. "TOM O'GORMAN'S FANTASTIC OLYMPIAD PERFORMANCE". September 27, 2024.
  9. "TOM O'GORMAN MAKES HISTORY". March 13, 2025.
  10. "5 of the best - Tom O'Gorman OxBridge Varsity record".
  11. Barden, Leonard (10 March 2025). "Chess: Oxford vs Cambridge almost level after 152 years". Financial Times .
  12. "2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B". FIDE.
  13. "FM Tom O'Gorman".