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Kelly, John C.

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FIDEFIDE 2509377· Male· Ireland· Born in 1978

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John C. Kelly, a 48-year-old Irish player, is rated 1928 — just 17 short of his peak of 1945 (Dec 2025, age 47). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 1 rapid (including Gorey FIDE rated Rapid 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Cork Congress 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2015–2017) and 31 months (2022–2025). He reached Irish #92 in May 2022.

Current rating

1928

Standard

Rpd1915·Blz1912

All-time high

1945

−17 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 47

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#41,419

#41,419 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
5th Irish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1945
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1945
at age 47 · −17 from today
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1859 → 1922
Jan 2025
2022
Peak Irish rank: #92
at age 44 · rated 1859
May 2022
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1859 → returned at 1922
May 2022
4th Irish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1871
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-9
1937 → 1928
Tournaments
8
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
10W4D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Round 11
Team
May 20261/1#18—+5.6
The Queen Maeve Cup 2026
Team
Apr 20264.5/1#54—-3.0
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#49—-0.8
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20261/1#9—+4.6
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#51—-5.0
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Oct 20250.5/2#43—-18.6
Cork Congress 2025 - Masters
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/4#19—+2.6
LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20252/1#14—+5.2
Worst Elo result: LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4 (-18.6 Elo, finished #43).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#136
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#30,580
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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