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Mills, James

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FIDEFIDE 2011662· Male· United States of America· Born in 1958

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James Mills, a 68-year-old American player, is rated 1955. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2004–2005), 20 months (2006–2007), 14 months (2007–2009) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 20th Annual Indianapolis Open - Major and 2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship. His peak of 2165 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2009).

Current rating

1955

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2165

−210 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 51

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#35,645

#35,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
43rd American 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1954
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1865 → 1929
Dec 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1929 → returned at 1954
Aug 2024
2019
37th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2057
Jan 2019
2016
32nd American 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2135
Dec 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 57
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship
perf 2235 (+281) · 3.5/5 · #13
Top opponent
vs Ronald BurnettIM 2,267
2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship · Jul 2025 · +7.2 Elo
Evolution
+26
1929 → 1955
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
20th Annual Indianapolis Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/3#341781-12.4
2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/5#132235+38.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsBlake Baumgartner
🇺🇸USA·1966
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Sep 2018
View head-to-head →
vsElton Cao
🇺🇸USA·2141
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2018
View head-to-head →
vsScott Ramer
🇺🇸USA·2157
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#990
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,842
in continent
World
#35,644
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,696
7
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9
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10
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990🇺🇸Mills, James1,955
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
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2,742
5
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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
...
3842🇺🇸Mills, James1,955
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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35644🇺🇸Mills, James1,955