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Gaines, Brian
🇮🇪FIDE 2503328· Male· Ireland· Born in 1968
Brian Gaines, a 58-year-old Irish player. currently rated 1856 in Standard, career peak of 1921 (Dec 2024). He took a 30-month break between May 2020 and Dec 2022.
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1921
−65 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 56
Dec 2024 · age 56
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#257
in Ireland · of 942
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1840 → 1921
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1921
at age 56 · −65 from today
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1820 → returned at 1841
May 2020
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Nov 2015
2012
Crossed 1800
at age 44
Sep 2012
First FIDE rating
1870 · at age 44
Sep 2012
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-51
1907 → 1856
Standard rating history
Rankings
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Ireland
#257
out of 1,233 players
Europe
#45,373
in continent
World
#59,987
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ireland
Europe
World
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