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KC
Kelly, Christopher
🇮🇪FIDE 2513218· Male· Ireland· Born in 1959
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Christopher Kelly, a 67-year-old Irish player, is rated 1760 — just 5 short of his peak of 1765 (Mar 2024, age 65). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 5-9 and Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 1-4. Also played 5 rapid events (including Northern Ireland v India: Team Rapid 2026) recently.
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd1737·Blz1831
All-time high
1765
−5 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65
Mar 2024 · age 65
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#89,176
#89,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
34th Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1760
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1611 → 1765
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1765
at age 65 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Dec 2023
2022
24th Irish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1698
Apr 2022
2019
38th Irish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1740
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1737 → 1760
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W1D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2429 | +7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChris Armstrong
🇮🇪IRL·1661
+5 −0 =4
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDanny Roberts
🇮🇪IRL·1928
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRobert Lavery
🇮🇪IRL·1756
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsRichard Proctor
🇮🇪IRL·1557
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsCaleb McClean
🇮🇪IRL·1897
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#434
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#63,905
in continent
World
#89,174
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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