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Atem, James
🇨🇦FIDE 2614944· Male· Canada
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James Atem, a Canadian player, is rated 1791. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Manitoba Open - Premier, 2026 April TNT, and 2026 March 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
1791
Standard
Rpd1802·Blz1759
All-time high
1844
−53 pts below
Oct 2015
Oct 2015
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1819 → 1791
Tournaments
10
42 games
Score
20.5/ 4248.8%
19W3D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/4 | #19 | 1642 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 1983 | +20.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #12 | 1577 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #15 | — | +4.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #8 | — | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #33 | 1838 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #10 | — | +6.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #14 | 1906 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #25 | — | -5.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #16 | — | -11.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKeith Gannon
🇨🇦CAN·1551
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsWill Bonness
🇨🇦CAN·1847
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsYakiv Gres
🇨🇦CAN·2044
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBlair A Rutter
🇨🇦CAN·1836
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGustav L Baron
🇨🇦CAN·2051
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
Canada
#653
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#9,157
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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