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JB
Jamison, Brendan
🇮🇪FIDE 2511703· Male· Ireland· Born in 1979
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Brendan Jamison, a 47-year-old Irish player, is rated 1883 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: Brendan Jamison Chess Academy Classic 2026 and Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r5. Also played 3 rapid (including 24. Offenes Schnellturnier der Schachfreunde Berlin 1903) and 14 blitz events (including City of Bangor Spring Blitz 2026) recently.
Current rating
1883
Standard
Rpd1857·Blz2004
All-time high
1883
at best
Mar 2026 · age 47
Mar 2026 · age 47
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,375
#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
11th Irish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1883
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1883
at age 47
Mar 2026
2024
22nd Irish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1834
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1710 → 1834
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1710 → returned at 1834
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1856 → 1883
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
5W0D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #5 | 2444 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2632 | +18.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJosh Whearty
🇮🇪IRL·1597
+11 −0 =0
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlwyn Pollock
🇮🇪IRL
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGary Zachary
🇮🇪IRL
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJohn Rollins
🇮🇪IRL·1610
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsReuben McClean
🇮🇪IRL
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#206
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#38,532
in continent
World
#52,374
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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