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Neal, James

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FIDEFIDE 2089300· Male· United States of America· Born in 1986

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James Neal, a 40-year-old American player, is rated 2052 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2026 Cedar Rapids Leatherjackets and 60th American Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Hawkeye Mind Challenge XV FIDE Rapid) recently. His peak of 2174 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2017).

Current rating

2052

Standard

Rpd2041·Blz2015

All-time high

2174

−122 pts below
Oct 2017 · age 31

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,540 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
34th American 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2071
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
2001 → 2071
Apr 2025
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Feb 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 32
May 2018
2017
98th American 20-35 player
at age 31 · rated 2174
Oct 2017
All-time peak 2174
at age 31 · −122 from today
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Forest J Sherwood 1,918
60th American Open · Nov 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-19
2071 → 2052
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsForest J Sherwood1,918·60th American Open·R5·+6.2
2.[W]vsSkylor T Chan1,887·60th American Open·R4·+5.5
3.[W]vsJoseph Pregon1,881·2026 Cedar Rapids Leatherjackets·R4·+5.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRuhan Yogesh Vichare1,855·60th American Open·R3·-15.2
2.[L]vsIke S Miller1,968·60th American Open·R6·-12.5
3.[L]vsAlec D Aimdilokwong2,027·2026 Cedar Rapids Leatherjackets·R5·-10.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Cedar Rapids Leatherjackets
Swiss
Mar 20262/3#41969-3.8
60th American Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/6#481990-15.2
Worst Elo result: 60th American Open (-15.2 Elo, finished #48).

Most-Played Opponents

vsArshaq Saleem
🇺🇸USA·2131
+3 −3 =6
12 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsRobert Keating
🇺🇸USA·2077
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsJoseph WanCM
🇺🇸USA·2255
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsMichael Takahashi
🇺🇸USA·2089
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsValeriy Kosokin
🇺🇿UZB·2137
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Aug 2021
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#603
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,147
in continent
World
#20,540
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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4
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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603🇺🇸Neal, James2,052
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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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
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2,653
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2147🇺🇸Neal, James2,052
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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20540🇺🇸Neal, James2,052