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Brady, Stephen
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2500124· Male· Ireland· Born in 1969
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Stephen Brady, a 57-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2261 and ranked 16th among Irish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including Gorey FIDE rated Rapid 2026) recently. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2006 and Jan 2008. His peak of 2397 was reached at age 43 (May 2012); he also reached Irish #3 in Mar 2010 and spent 27 months in Irish top 5.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 32).
Current rating
2261
Standard
Rpd2202·Blz2260
All-time high
2397
−136 pts below
May 2012 · age 43
May 2012 · age 43
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Irish players · of 939
27 months in National top 5 (2008–2017)
27 months in National top 5 (2008–2017)
Career timeline
18 entries2025
500 career games
at age 56
Nov 2025
3rd Irish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2270
Mar 2025
2024
1st Irish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2275
Nov 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 50
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 50
Mar 2019
2017
27 months in national top 5
since Jul 2008
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
2233 → 2261
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
14/ 2070.0%
10W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #22 | — | +1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #24 | — | +10.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #55 | — | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | — | +12.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #10 | — | +16.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #440 | 2215 | -1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #11 | — | +5.4 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #85 | — | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid FitzsimonsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2307
+7 −8 =9
24 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2165
+7 −6 =10
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJonathan O'Connor
🇮🇪IRL·2159
+12 −1 =4
17 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsSam E. CollinsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2462
+1 −8 =8
17 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsAnthony Fox
🇮🇪IRL·1876
+8 −1 =7
16 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
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Ireland
#16
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#3,681
in continent
World
#5,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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