Brian Kelly
TitleInternational MasterFederationIrelandBorn1978FIDE ID2500795
Classical2480
Rapid—
Blitz—
Games496
W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost39 / 41 / 20
Peak2504Jul 2005
Rating history
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Classical2480no games played
Accuracy by phase
95.2%Opening91.4%Middlegame100.0%Endgame
Clutch factor
Insufficient dataPlay style
Plays 89.6% better with black
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as 
(67% in 114 games)
(67% in 114 games)Vulnerable to 1.c4 
(only 43%)
(only 43%)Recent games
Noah, A .H. Al-Ali(2338)
38th Olympiad · Dresden GER · 25 Nov 2008
Khatanbaatar, Bazar(2375)
38th Olympiad · Dresden GER · 22 Nov 2008
Pelletier, Yannick(2557)
38th Olympiad · Dresden GER · 21 Nov 2008
Mohamed Abdel Hay Baba(2220)
38th Olympiad · Dresden GER · 20 Nov 2008
Esenov, Annaberdi(2319)
38th Olympiad · Dresden GER · 17 Nov 2008
Play against Kelly's Twin
Their real openings, level & style
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Based on 496 games
Openings
257 games as White · scores 64.4%Weaknesses
where they slip as ♔ WhiteReti vs King's Indian1.♞f3 ♞f6 2.c4 g6only 9 games, last played 27 years ago55.6%losses
Strengths
what holds up for them as ♔ WhiteKing's Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-O 6.♝e2 e516 games, last played 20 years ago56.3%wins
English: g3 System1.c4 e5 2.g3 ♞f618 games, last played 23 years ago55.6%wins
By family
open a family to see its linesPROTime controls · Years · Events
496 games in scope
LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 64.4%
A10–A3011418y
41%52%7
67.1%—A043223y
38%41%21%
57.8%−6.6 ptsE702320y
52%43%5
73.9%+9.5 ptsE321919y
32%53%15
57.9%—D31–D371519y
33%53%14
60.0%—D10–D451118y
36%36%28%
54.5%—A81–A84924y
56%33%11
72.2%—A40–A41920y
33%56%11
61.1%—Mistakes
Problematic pieces
Insufficient data
Critical moment
Insufficient data
Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap
Insufficient data
Critical blunders
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Repertoire
PROTime controls · Years · Events
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Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency
257 games41%W47%D12%L
257games in this linewon 41%, drew 47%, lost 12%
Move
1. c4
11418y41%52%7
67%1. d4
11018y42%44%14
64%1. ♞f3
3223y38%41%21%
58%1. e4
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