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Montgomery, James R

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FIDEFIDE 2401860· Male· Scotland· Born in 1990

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James R Montgomery, a 36-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1935 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 28 months (2011–2013), 15 months (2013–2015), 24 months (2015–2017), 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final and Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final. He reached Scottish #75 in Oct 2022.

At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1935

Standard

Rpd1931·Blz1857

All-time high

1935

at best
May 2026 · age 36

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#39,896

#39,896 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 1935
at age 36
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1929
Apr 2024
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #75
at age 32 · rated 1835
Oct 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Oct 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1801 → 1895
Mar 2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1835
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sai Mallick 1,823
Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final · Apr 2026 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
+6
1929 → 1935
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsSai Mallick1,823·Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final·R2·+6.9
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20261/1#112623+7.2
Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#221908-0.6

Rankings

/
Scotland
#96
out of 460 players
Europe
#29,456
in continent
World
#39,896
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
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2,385
6
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2,334
7
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2,323
8
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2,306
9
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2,294
10
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2,278
...
96🇬🇧Montgomery, James R1,935
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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29456🇬🇧Montgomery, James R1,935
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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39896🇬🇧Montgomery, James R1,935