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Kelly, James

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FIDEFIDE 2536412· Male· Ireland· Born in 2008

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James Kelly, a 18-year-old Irish player, is rated 1548. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 3-4, Cork Congress 2025 - Majors, and Irish Championship Open Weekender 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Irish U20 Junior Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1612 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2025).

At junior level, he reached #32 nationally in U18.

Current rating

1548

Standard

Rpd1624·Blz1533

All-time high

1612

−64 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 17

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#167,061

#167,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
32nd Irish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1612
Feb 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1612
at age 17 · −64 from today
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1612 · at age 17
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stephen Clancy 1,765
Irish Championship Weekday Open 2025 · Aug 2025 · +28.9 Elo
Evolution
-64
1612 → 1548
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
6W3D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260/2#43883-28.4
Cork Congress 2025 - Majors
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/4#50—-21.6
Irish Championship Open Weekender 2025
Swiss
Aug 20252/3#36—-58.0
Irish Championship Weekday Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/4#52069+44.0
Worst Elo result: Irish Championship Open Weekender 2025 (-58.0 Elo, finished #36).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#857
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#108,553
in continent
World
#167,039
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,307
9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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167039🇮🇪Kelly, James1,548