Brian Kelly (chess player)
{{other people|Brian Kelly}}
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{{Infobox chess player
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|name = Brian Kelly
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|11|3|df=y}}
|birth_place = York, England, United Kingdom
|country = Ireland
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|title = International Master (1998)
|peakrating = 2504 (July 2005)
|FideID = 2500795}}
Brian Kelly (born 3 November 1978, in York, England) is an international chess player. Although born in England, he moved to Limerick, Republic of Ireland when he was 2 years old, and later to Belfast, Northern Ireland when he was 12. Both his parents hold Irish citizenship[https://web.archive.org/web/20001219092500/http://www.markorr.net/tica/players/kellyb/home.html Interview with Mark Orr] and he can compete with Ireland in international competitions.
Chess career
He attained the title of International Master in 1998.[http://www.msoworld.com/mindzine/news/chess/oxcam/preview.html MindZine - Oxford vs. Cambridge chess preview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609153650/http://msoworld.com/mindzine/news/chess/oxcam/preview.html |date=2007-06-09 }} His current FIDE rating is 2488, with the highest rating of 2504 achieved in July 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.fide.com/ratings/card.phtml?event=2500795|title=FIDE rating page|accessdate=21 March 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310194845/http://www.fide.com/ratings/card.phtml?event=2500795|archivedate=10 March 2007}}
Kelly won the Irish Chess Championship twice, outright in 1995 and jointly in 2007. In 1994, he won a gold medal at the Chess Olympiad playing on Board 6 for Ireland, as well as sharing first place in the Ulster Chess Championship.[http://www.rct26.dial.pipex.com/players/kelly.htm Ulster Chess Championship (UCU) article] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017201952/http://www.rct26.dial.pipex.com/players/kelly.htm |date=October 17, 2006 }}
As of September 2006, he was rated as the strongest native Irish chess player, although he was placed behind others such as Alexander McDonnell on the all-time list.[http://www.icu.ie/ratings/index.php Irish Rating list] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426192039/http://www.icu.ie/ratings/index.php |date=April 26, 2007 }}[http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kibitz26.txt online article by Tim Harding] He has captained both the Methodist College Belfast and Cambridge University teams during his career. He holds the record for the highest score earned by an Irish player in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20070609153650/http://msoworld.com/mindzine/news/chess/oxcam/preview.html British Chess Championship.]
He is also a Go player, and has achieved the rank of second kyu whilst playing in the UK, making him one of the strongest Irish Go players.[https://archive.today/20051026053216/http://lnx.agi.go.it/EGD/EGD_index.php European Go Database]