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Dien James
🇳🇦FIDE 15209539· Male· Namibia· Born in 2014
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Dien James, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1602 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +127 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Chess Challenge 2nd Edition - GRIT Elite (C), Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B), and Bank Windhoek - 2026 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships Open U12. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He reached #47 nationally in Sep 2023.
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1602
Standard
Rpd1456·Blz1545
All-time high
1602
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#146,257
#146,257 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
1st U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1602
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1602
at age 12
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+393 Elo)
1120 → 1513
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Boys)perf 2455 (+853) · 7/6 · #9
Top opponent
Evolution
+101
1501 → 1602
Tournaments
7
58 games
Score
30/ 5851.7%
27W6D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/6 | #9 | 2455 | +68.0 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1.5/4 | #4 | 1439 | -19.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #88 | 1584 | +16.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/2 | #2 | 2328 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #14 | 2004 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #22 | 1876 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/1 | #167 | 2554 | -6.4 |
Rankings
/
Namibia
#79
out of 163 players
Africa
#6,053
in continent
World
#146,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Namibia
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