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Stevenson, James

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FIDEFIDE 2401215· Male· Scotland· Born in 1964

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James Stevenson, a 62-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1951. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 14 months (2012–2013). Recent appearance: Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025. His peak of 2151 was reached at age 37 (Oct 2001); he also reached Scottish #27 in Apr 2022.

Current rating

1951

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2151

−200 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 37

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#36,458

#36,458 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
10th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1969
Jun 2025
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #27
at age 58 · rated 2008
Apr 2022
5th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2008
Apr 2022
2019
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
1988 → 2020
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
May 2019
2016
9th Scottish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2073
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thomas VilliersCM 2,156
Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025 · Aug 2025 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-18
1969 → 1951
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
1W4D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025
Swiss
Aug 20253/8#461891-17.8
Worst Elo result: Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025 (-17.8 Elo, finished #46).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#85
out of 459 players
Europe
#26,932
in continent
World
#36,457
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Scotland
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,276
...
85🇬🇧Stevenson, James1,951
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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26932🇬🇧Stevenson, James1,951
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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36457🇬🇧Stevenson, James1,951