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KJ
Kennedy, John
🇮🇪FIDE 2501120· Male· Ireland· Born in 1982
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John Kennedy, a 44-year-old Irish player, is rated 2012. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈7/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 (including Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including The Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 78 months (2003–2010), 12 months (2012–2013) and 25 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2102 was reached at age 35 (Dec 2017, Irish #39 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #6 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2012
Standard
Rpd2013·Blz1902
All-time high
2102
−90 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 35
Dec 2017 · age 35
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,678
#25,678 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
3rd Irish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2081
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2041 → returned at 2047
May 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 37
Sep 2019
2018
Peak Irish rank: #39
at age 36 · rated 2102
Jan 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
2049 → 2102
Dec 2017
Crossed 2100
at age 35
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
2023 → 2012
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
4W7D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | — | -8.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #46 | — | -10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | — | +2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | — | +8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #18 | — | +11.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #89 | — | -1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #39 | — | +7.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/2 | #25 | — | -18.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2263
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsGerard O'Connell
🇮🇪IRL·1996
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsGerard MacElligottCM
🇮🇪IRL·1953
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsPaul Sean O`Neill
🇮🇪IRL·1933
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsAlice O`Gorman
🇮🇪IRL·1991
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Ireland
#72
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#18,965
in continent
World
#25,678
out of 400,000+
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