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James, Justin
🇱🇨FIDE 23000422· Male· Saint Lucia· Born in 2007
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Justin James, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1898 — just 15 short of his peak of 1913 (May 2025, age 18). He has fluctuated between 1706 and 1913 over the past 2 years. 38 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Easter Classical April 2026, National Championships (Absolute) 2026, and National Junior U20 Championship (Absolute) 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Clasificatorio Masculino XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y C, RD 2026) and 2 blitz events (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Blitz - U 18 Absoluto) recently. He reached #2 nationally in Apr 2026 and has been in top 5 for 24 months and counting.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd1801·Blz1794
All-time high
1913
−15 pts below
May 2025 · age 18
May 2025 · age 18
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48,653
#48,653 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 5 since Jun 2024
National top 5 since Jun 2024
Career timeline
11 entries2026
24 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 24 months · since Jun 2024
May 2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1898
May 2026
Peak national rank: #2
at age 19 · rated 1896
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1913
May 2025
All-time peak 1913
at age 18 · −15 from today
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1913 → 1898
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
34/ 4673.9%
30W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 1867 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 10/9 | #1 | 2476 | +56.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/2 | #1 | 2495 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #15 | 1808 | -39.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2537 | +34.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #7 | 1767 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #58 | 1821 | -54.4 |
Worst Elo result: XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto (-54.4 Elo, finished #58).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKaieem ElizeeCM
🇱🇨LCA·1831
+7 −6 =3
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSixtus Gabriel
🇱🇨LCA·1868
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTerence Lindo
🇱🇨LCA·1657
+10 −1 =0
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNathaniel MathurinCM
🇱🇨LCA·2055
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDyorni Cilpa
🇱🇨LCA·1693
+6 −0 =4
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Saint Lucia
#2
out of 28 players
Americas
#5,368
in continent
World
#48,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Saint Lucia
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| 2 | 1,898 | |
| 3 | 🇱🇨Follow Sixtus GabrielTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,868 |
| 4 | 🇱🇨Follow Kaieem ElizeeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,831 |
| 5 | 🇱🇨Follow Martin ComasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,755 |
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| 7 | 🇱🇨Follow TrisAnn RichardsTrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,701 |
| 8 | 🇱🇨Follow Dyorni CilpaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,693 |
| 9 | 🇱🇨Follow Chelsea WahidTrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,678 |
| 10 | 🇱🇨Follow Terence LindoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,657 |
Americas
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| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
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| ... | ||
| 5368 | 1,898 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 48653 | 1,898 | |