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James, Rowan
🇨🇦FIDE 2618648· Male· Canada· Born in 2005
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Rowan James, a 21-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1941 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 and 3rd The Rooky Mini-Open 2026 - Standard Open. He had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2024–2026).
At junior level, he reached #19, #21, #24, #19, #8 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1941
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1852
All-time high
1941
at best
May 2026 · age 21
May 2026 · age 21
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,572
#38,572 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2026
91st Canadian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1941
May 2026
All-time peak 1941
at age 21
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1921 → returned at 1941
Mar 2024
19th Canadian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1869
Jan 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
21st Canadian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1869
May 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1921 → 1941
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
4W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #179 | 2039 | +23.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #10 | 1888 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#271
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#4,189
in continent
World
#38,572
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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