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Turnbull, James Edward

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FIDEFIDE 13209825· Male· South Korea· Born in 1976

James Edward Turnbull, a 50-year-old South Korean player. currently rated 1924 in Standard. He took a 48-month break between Feb 2020 and Mar 2024.

Current rating

1924

Standard

Rpd1912·Blz—

All-time high

1924

at best
Apr 2026 · age 50

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#32

in South Korea · of 635

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
All-time peak 1924
at age 50
Apr 2026
2022
Peak South Korean rank: #19
at age 46 · rated 1810
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1810 → returned at 1886
Feb 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1718 → 1832
Feb 2019
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Feb 2019
2018
First FIDE rating
1718 · at age 42
Apr 2018

Recent Results (last 12 months)

Evolution
+12
1912 → 1924
Score
9.5/ 1373.1%
8W3D2L

Standard rating history

Rankings

/
South Korea
#32
out of 698 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,408
in continent
World
#42,552
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Korea
Asia-Pacific
World

FIDE Games Detail

Last scraped: 2026-04-18

Scrape games

13 Standard games (last 12 months)

2026-04STD2026 Korea National Championship - MenElo 1924
OpponentEloRes.Δ Elo♟
Lee, JunseoKOR1642½-6.6♔
Byun, JunseokKOR1714½-5.2♚
Park, Jihoon BKOR17601+5.8♔
Gim, HajinKOR18111+7.2♚
Rentsen, ErdenetulgaKOR21790-3.6♔
Hur, JiyuKOR16991+4.4♚
Kim, Junho CKOR18191+7.4♔
2026-01STD5th Daegu Chess TournamentElo 1916
OpponentEloRes.Δ Elo♟
Do, YoonwooKOR15731+2.4♔
Kim, Taewoo DKOR17231+5.2♚
Lee, MinseongKOR1798½-3♔
Lee, DongseobKOR17820-13.4♚
Choi, JuhunKOR16861+4.4♚
Kim, Taehyun BKOR18411+8♔