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Botoy, James Pajo

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FIDEFIDE 2634040· Male· Canada· Born in 1956

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James Pajo Botoy, a 70-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1835. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 3, 2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 1, and 2026 Schleinich Memorial Sectional Section B. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Alberta Rapid Championship) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1875 was reached at age 69 (Dec 2025).

Current rating

1835

Standard

Rpd1825·Blz—

All-time high

1875

−40 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 69

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#65,713

#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
All-time peak 1875
at age 69 · −40 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1680 → 1865
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Dec 2023
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1747 → returned at 1680
Oct 2022
5th Canadian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1748
Jun 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kevin Goodman 1,988
2025 Southern Alberta Open Premier · Nov 2025 · +13.1 Elo
Evolution
-30
1865 → 1835
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
13W2D10L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFelix Zhang1,780·2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 3·R4·-11.6
2.[L]vsRoy Yearwood1,901·2025 Southern Alberta Open Premier·R5·-9.3
3.[L]vsDale R. HaesselFM1,958·2025 Alberta Seniors Championship·R4·-7.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 3
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#181711-19.2
2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 1
Swiss
Jan 20264/3#132411-9.0
2026 Schleinich Memorial Sectional Section B
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/5#6—-12.0
2025 Southern Alberta Open Premier
Swiss
Nov 20253/5#91789+10.6
2025 Alberta Seniors Championship
Swiss
Oct 20253/5#51835-1.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 3 (-19.2 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

/
Canada
#519
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#7,426
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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519🇨🇦Botoy, James Pajo1,835
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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7426🇨🇦Botoy, James Pajo1,835
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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65712🇨🇦Botoy, James Pajo1,835