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Atem, James

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FIDEFIDE 2614944· Male· Canada

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James Atem, a Canadian player, is rated 1806. He has fluctuated between 1785 and 1830 over the past 2 years. 37 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April TNT, 2026 March TNT, and 2026 January TNT. Also played 3 rapid events (including 2025 Kyle Comber Memorial FIDE Rapid - Open) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 12 months (2017–2018) and 50 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1844 was reached (Oct 2015).

Current rating

1806

Standard

Rpd1802·Blz1759

All-time high

1844

−38 pts below
Oct 2015

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#74,423

#74,423 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
May 2026
100 career games
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1725 → 1823
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - Open
perf 1906 (+106) · 2/5 · #14
Top opponent
vs Alan Nagelberg 1,967
2025 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - Open · Aug 2025 · +14.5 Elo
Evolution
-17
1823 → 1806
Tournaments
10
42 games
Score
21/ 4250.0%
20W2D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlan Nagelberg1,967·2025 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - Open·R5·+14.5
2.[W]vsMuyu Lucas Wang1,792·2026 April TNT·R3·+9.6
3.[W]vsRory Curtis1,688·2026 April TNT·R4·+6.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMuyu Lucas Wang1,782·2025 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - Open·R3·-10.5
2.[L]vsBlair A Rutter1,845·2026 March TNT·R3·-8.3
3.[L]vsRhailey Punay1,885·2025 3rd Maria Helena Classical - Open·R1·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 April TNT
Swiss
Apr 20263/4#21983+20.8
2026 March TNT
Swiss
Mar 20262/4#121577-5.0
2026 January TNT
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/3#15—+4.0
2025 November TNT
Swiss
Nov 20252/4#8—-4.0
2025 3rd Maria Helena Classical - Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/4#331838-16.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 3rd Maria Helena Classical - Open (-16.4 Elo, finished #33).

Rankings

Canada
#599
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#8,557
in continent
World
#74,423
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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2
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8
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10
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8557🇨🇦Atem, James1,806
World
1
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2
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74423🇨🇦Atem, James1,806