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KJ
Kien, James
🇦🇹FIDE 1639544· Male· Austria· Born in 1999
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James Kien, a 27-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1905 — just 10 short of his peak of 1915 (May 2026, age 27). He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 9-10, and Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7.
Current rating
1905
Standard
Rpd1830·Blz1835
All-time high
1915
−10 pts below
May 2026 · age 27
May 2026 · age 27
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#46,912
#46,912 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1915
at age 27 · −10 from today
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1717 → 1877
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 25
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Mar 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Feb 2023
2021
First FIDE rating
1766 · at age 22
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1883 → 1905
Tournaments
8
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
5W6D8L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsChristopher SchwarhoferIM2,284·30. Internationales Raiffeisen Schach-Open Ratten - A Turnier·R4·+8.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/4 | #20 | 1787 | -9.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #42 | 2612 | +7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #51 | 2612 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #72 | 1889 | -0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2681 | +10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #82 | 2135 | +6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2067 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/9 | #88 | 1868 | -5.2 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#1,147
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#34,568
in continent
World
#46,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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