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James, Lucas

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FIDEFIDE 1809199· Male· Wales· Born in 1992

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Lucas James, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1659. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 South Wales Autumn Open, South Wales Open (Under 50), and 8th Crewe Chess Congress 2025 - Open. His peak of 1695 was reached at age 33 (May 2025).

Current rating

1659

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1695

−36 pts below
May 2025 · age 33

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#124,873

#124,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
36th 20-35 player nationally
at age 33 · rated 1695
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 33
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 33
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 33
May 2025
All-time peak 1695
at age 33 · −36 from today
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1695 · at age 33
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Steve Jones 1,756
2025 South Wales Autumn Open · Oct 2025 · +25.4 Elo
Evolution
-36
1695 → 1659
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
4/ 1428.6%
3W2D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSteve Jones1,756·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R1·+25.4
2.[W]vsElmira Walker1,753·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R3·+25.3
3.[W]vsArchie Jones1,450·South Wales Open (Under 50)·R5·+10.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPatrick Flexman1,733·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R5·-15.8
2.[L]vsGeorgi Korovski1,774·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R2·-13.6
3.[L]vsHayden Griffiths1,812·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R4·-11.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20252/4#351766+31.2
South Wales Open (Under 50)
Swiss
Sep 20252/4#141659-31.2
8th Crewe Chess Congress 2025 - Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20250/4#551115-36.0
Worst Elo result: 8th Crewe Chess Congress 2025 - Open (-36.0 Elo, finished #55).

Rankings

/
Wales
#172
out of 275 players
Europe
#86,081
in continent
World
#124,867
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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