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Choung, James

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FIDEFIDE 1808338· Male· Wales· Born in 2013

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James Choung, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1645 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh under 1850 League Rd 4, 2026 Welsh Under 14 Championship, and 2025 South Wales Autumn Open. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 Welsh Rapidplay Championship) and 2 blitz events (including UK Open Blitz Qualifier) recently.

At junior level, he reached #2 and #1 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1645

Standard

Rpd1574·Blz1567

All-time high

1645

at best
Jun 2026 · age 13

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#130,075

#130,075 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
2nd U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1645
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1614 → 1645
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1645
at age 13
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 13
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Sep 2025
1st U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1627
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sidhanth Pai 1,920
2025 British Championship: Under 12 · Aug 2025 · +14.3 Elo
Evolution
+55
1590 → 1645
Tournaments
6
27 games
Score
13/ 2748.1%
12W2D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAiden Thomas Boby1,780·2025 Stokes Cup·R1·+29.1
2.[W]vsRobert AJ Hurn1,683·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R2·+26.0
3.[W]vsHaruo Uegaki1,636·2025 Stokes Cup·R3·+21.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNathaniel Ekermawi1,340·2025 Newport Minor·R2·-33.0
2.[L]vsDavid McGeeney1,641·2025 Newport Minor·R5·-18.2
3.[L]vsMatthew Helsby1,651·2025 Stokes Cup·R5·-17.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh under 1850 League Rd 4
Team
May 20260.5/1#141733+7.6
2026 Welsh Under 14 Championship
Swiss
Apr 20264/4#12286+60.0
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20251/5#461467-33.2
2025 Newport Minor
Swiss
Aug 20252/1#282223-16.8
2025 British Championship: Under 12
Swiss
Aug 20253.5/4#191959+25.2
2025 Stokes Cup
Team
Jul 20252/5#161658+17.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 South Wales Autumn Open (-33.2 Elo, finished #46).

Rankings

/
Wales
#179
out of 275 players
Europe
#89,069
in continent
World
#130,069
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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