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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 1537 — just 1 short of his peak of 1538 (Apr 2026, age 12). He is progressing steadily with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bank Windhoek - 2026 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships Open U12, 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 OPEN, and Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia Open. 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 #2 and #1 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1537
Standard
Rpd1456·Blz1545
All-time high
1538
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 12
Apr 2026 · age 12
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#170,436
#170,436 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
2nd U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1538
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1538
at age 12 · −1 from today
Apr 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
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
1475 → 1537
Tournaments
5
41 games
Score
22.5/ 4154.9%
20W5D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 4/2 | #3 | 2325 | +25.6 |
Rankings
/
Namibia
#101
out of 156 players
Africa
#7,146
in continent
World
#170,404
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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