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Ellis, James

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FIDEFIDE 2013355· Male· United States of America· Born in 1944

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James Ellis, a 82-year-old American player, is rated 1799. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 32 months (2006–2008), 23 months (2009–2011), 55 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 Illinois Open - U2100. His peak of 2176 was reached at age 57 (Oct 2001).

Current rating

1799

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2176

−377 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 57

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#76,691

#76,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
6th American 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1799
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1728 → 1801
Apr 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1801 → returned at 1799
Apr 2024
2020
17th American 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1728
Jul 2020
2019
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1728 → returned at 1801
Aug 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 72
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Illinois Open - U2100
perf 1933 (+134) · 3.5/5 · #19
Top opponent
vs Aaron J Anderson 1,882
2025 Illinois Open - U2100 · Aug 2025 · +12.3 Elo
Evolution
-2
1801 → 1799
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAaron J Anderson1,882·2025 Illinois Open - U2100·R1·+12.3
2.[W]vsAlan Lee Davenport1,732·2025 Illinois Open - U2100·R6·+8.1
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsRoy Benedek1,754·2025 Illinois Open - U2100·R5·-11.3
2.[L]vsZachary W Nudo1,791·2025 Illinois Open - U2100·R2·-10.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Illinois Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/5#191933-2.2

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,222
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,826
in continent
World
#76,690
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
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
2222🇺🇸Ellis, James1,799
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
...
8826🇺🇸Ellis, James1,799
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
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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76690🇺🇸Ellis, James1,799