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Smalls, Jim A

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FIDEFIDE 2407124· Male· Scotland· Born in 1963

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Jim A Smalls, a 63-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1819 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 69 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8 and 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6.

Current rating

1819

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1819

at best
Apr 2026 · age 63

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#70,455

#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
26th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1819
May 2026
All-time peak 1819
at age 63
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1662 → 1797
Mar 2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1797 → returned at 1810
Mar 2024
2019
28th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1662
Apr 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs John Mcbride 1,909
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6 · Feb 2026 · +25.5 Elo
Evolution
+22
1797 → 1819
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJohn Calder1,929·2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6·R6·-13.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#202403+9.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20261/2#201919+13.2

Rankings

/
Scotland
#189
out of 459 players
Europe
#51,199
in continent
World
#70,454
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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189🇬🇧Smalls, Jim A1,819
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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51199🇬🇧Smalls, Jim A1,819
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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70454🇬🇧Smalls, Jim A1,819