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Kelly, Adam
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3221911· Male· Australia· Born in 1996
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Adam Kelly, a 30-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1995. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 26-month break between Feb 2023 and May 2025. Recent appearance: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier. Also played 6 rapid (including Street Chess 7 March 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 ACT Lightning Championship) recently. His peak of 2069 was reached at age 22 (Dec 2018); he also reached Australian #78 in Jan 2023.
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1995
Standard
Rpd2046·Blz1945
All-time high
2069
−74 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 22
Dec 2018 · age 22
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#28,280
#28,280 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2023
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1960 → returned at 1966
Feb 2023
Peak Australian rank: #78
at age 27 · rated 2006
Jan 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 27
Jan 2023
2018
All-time peak 2069
at age 22 · −74 from today
Dec 2018
100 career games
at age 22
May 2018
2017
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+29
1966 → 1995
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
2W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #43 | 2110 | +29.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIhsan Ferozkohi
🇦🇺AUS·2133
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsRay YangFM
🇦🇺AUS·2131
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsThai Ly
🇦🇺AUS·1885
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsLeon Taylor
🇦🇺AUS·1853
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsDavid Ellis
🇦🇺AUS·1848
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings
/
Australia
#138
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,514
in continent
World
#28,280
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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