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Tarjan, James

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2000180· Male· United States of America· Born in 1952

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James Tarjan, a 74-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2227 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 11 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open, 60th American Open, and 75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over. His peak of 2525 was reached at age 49 (Jan 2001); he also reached American #36 in Jan 2015.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 49).

Current rating

2227

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2525

−298 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 49

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2023
15th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2359
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2381 → returned at 2396
Feb 2020
2018
15th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2425
Apr 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
2406 → 2449
Nov 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 64
Nov 2016
2015
Peak American rank: #36
at age 63 · rated 2518
Jan 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jonathan WuCM 2,091
2025 Canadian Open - Open Section · Jul 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-26
2253 → 2227
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
18/ 2766.7%
12W12D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Washington Open - Elite (1800 and Over)
Swiss
May 20262.5/4#382026-7.9
13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/4#132300+2.2
60th American Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/7#252120-7.4
75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over
Swiss
Aug 20253/4#262190-1.3
2025 Canadian Open - Open Section
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/8#342102-12.2

Rankings

/
United States of America
#258
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#762
in continent
World
#6,816
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
258🇺🇸Tarjan, James2,227
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
762🇺🇸Tarjan, James2,227
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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6816🇺🇸Tarjan, James2,227