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Lank, James A

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FIDEFIDE 2020742· Male· United States of America· Born in 1965

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James A Lank, a 61-year-old American player, is rated 1868. He has slipped back 111 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈1/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Coppell CC FIDE Fall Classical - Championship, 2025 TCC Fall DFW FIDE - Championship, and Luis Salinas 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Championship. He had 2 career breaks: 104 months (2005–2014) and 123 months (2014–2024). His peak of 2078 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2014).

Current rating

1868

Standard

Rpd2037·Blz—

All-time high

2078

−210 pts below
Jul 2014 · age 49

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#56,368

#56,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
36th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1868
May 2026
2024
31st American 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2062
Nov 2024
2015
36th American 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2078
Jun 2015
2014
All-time peak 2078
at age 49 · −210 from today
Jul 2014
Inactive for 123 months
paused at 2078 → returned at 2062
Jul 2014
2006
55th American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2076
Apr 2006

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ellery Zhang 1,841
2025 TCC Fall DFW FIDE - Championship · Oct 2025 · +15.3 Elo
Evolution
-59
1927 → 1868
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
3W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Coppell CC FIDE Fall Classical - Championship
Swiss
Nov 20251/3#241551-56.4
2025 TCC Fall DFW FIDE - Championship
Swiss
Oct 20253/4#51900-2.8
Luis Salinas 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Championship
Open Swiss
May 20250.5/4#341682-51.6
Worst Elo result: Coppell CC FIDE Fall Classical - Championship (-56.4 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,544
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#6,312
in continent
World
#56,368
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
United States of America
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4
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5
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6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1544🇺🇸Lank, James A1,868
Americas
1
🇺🇸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.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
6312🇺🇸Lank, James A1,868
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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56368🇺🇸Lank, James A1,868