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{{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<ref name="Interview with Mark Orr">[https://web.archive.org/web/20001219092500/http://www.markorr.net/tica/players/kellyb/home.html Interview with Mark Orr]</ref> and he can compete for Ireland in international competitions.
==Chess career==
He attained the title of [[International Master]] in 1998.<ref>[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 }}</ref> His current [[FIDE]] [[chess rating|rating]] is 2488, with a highest rating of 2504 achieved in July 2005.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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]].<ref name="Interview with Mark Orr"/><ref>[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 }}</ref>
As of September 2006 he is rated as the strongest native Irish chess player, although he placed behind others such as [[Alexander McDonnell (chess player)|Alexander McDonnell]] on the all-time list.<ref>[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 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kibitz26.txt online article by Tim Harding]</ref> 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 (board game)|Go]] player, and has achieved the rank of second kyu whilst playing in the UK, making him one of the strongest Irish Go players.<ref>[https://archive.today/20051026053216/http://lnx.agi.go.it/EGD/EGD_index.php European ''Go'' Database]</ref>
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