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Turnbull, James Edward
🇰🇷FIDE 13209825· Male· South Korea· Born in 1976
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James Edward Turnbull, a 50-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1924 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 18 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Korea National Championship - Men and 5th Daegu Chess Tournament. He took a 54-month break between Feb 2020 and Sep 2024 (COVID-19 included). He reached South Korean #19 in Jan 2022.
Current rating
1924
Standard
Rpd1912·Blz—
All-time high
1924
at best
Apr 2026 · age 50
Apr 2026 · age 50
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#42,311
#42,311 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
1st South Korean 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1924
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1924
at age 50
Apr 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Jan 2025
2022
Peak South Korean rank: #19
at age 46 · rated 1810
Jan 2022
2020
1st South Korean 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1810
Oct 2020
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1810 → returned at 1873
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1912 → 1924
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
9.5/ 1373.1%
8W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 1963 | +9.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1926 | +3.6 |
Rankings
/
South Korea
#35
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,002
in continent
World
#42,310
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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