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Gaines, Brian
🇮🇪FIDE 2503328· Male· Ireland· Born in 1968
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Brian Gaines, a 58-year-old Irish player, is rated 1839. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He took a 30-month break between May 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1921 was reached at age 56 (Dec 2024).
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1921
−82 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 56
Dec 2024 · age 56
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,553
#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
100 career games
at age 57
Mar 2025
15th Irish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1921
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1840 → 1921
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1921
at age 56 · −82 from today
Dec 2024
2023
15th Irish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1852
Oct 2023
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1820 → returned at 1841
May 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-67
1906 → 1839
Tournaments
9
13 games
Score
2/ 1315.4%
0W4D9L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | — | -10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #60 | — | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #80 | — | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #83 | — | -1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #70 | — | -10.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #93 | — | -12.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #106 | — | -12.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #91 | — | -7.2 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0/2 | #88 | — | -8.0 |
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#280
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#47,128
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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