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James, Dai

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FIDEFIDE 1801155· Male· Wales· Born in 1947

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Dai James, a 79-year-old player, is rated 1835. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 32 months (2001–2004), 14 months (2007–2008), 33 months (2010–2013) and 39 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include 2026 WCPL Rd 3, South Wales Winter Open, and 2025-26 Welsh Premier League Round 1. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Welsh Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2048 was reached at age 54 (Apr 2001); he also reached #44 nationally in Jul 2001.

Current rating

1835

Standard

Rpd1923·Blz1793

All-time high

2048

−213 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 54

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#65,713

#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1820 → 1893
Feb 2025
2023
3rd 75-80 player nationally
at age 76 · rated 1851
Jul 2023
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1843
Nov 2019
2018
4th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1863
Nov 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 69
Sep 2016
2013
5th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1996
Dec 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-29
1864 → 1835
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W0D3L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsLucas Zheng1,641·South Wales Winter Open·R1·-15.2
2.[L]vsAlan Young1,951·2026 WCPL Rd 3·R3·-6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 WCPL Rd 3
Team
Feb 20260/1#171151-5.6
South Wales Winter Open
Swiss
Jan 20260/1#38841-15.6
2025-26 Welsh Premier League Round 1
Team
Nov 20250/1#21—-7.4
Worst Elo result: South Wales Winter Open (-15.6 Elo, finished #38).

Most-Played Opponents

vsSam Jukes
🇬🇧WLS·1931
+5 −8 =2
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsRudy Van Kemenade
🇬🇧WLS·1921
+4 −8 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsJoe Fathallah
🇬🇧WLS·1982
+3 −6 =4
13 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsGrzegorz ToczekFM
🇬🇧WLS·2179
+0 −11 =0
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTim KettFM
🇬🇧WLS·2097
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings

/
Wales
#75
out of 275 players
Europe
#47,945
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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