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BJ
Barlow, James
🇧🇪FIDE 269441· Male· Belgium· Born in 2004
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James Barlow, a 22-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1930 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +70 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9.
At junior level, he reached #20 and #30 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd1787·Blz1791
All-time high
1930
at best
May 2026 · age 22
May 2026 · age 22
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,004
#41,004 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1930
at age 22
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 21
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1717 → 1866
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
20th Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1797
Oct 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+70
1860 → 1930
Tournaments
18
36 games
Score
22/ 3661.1%
15W14D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 18| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #51 | 2869 | +14.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1187 | 1018 | -12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #744 | 1719 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #199 | 2722 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #55 | 1982 | +9.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#591
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#30,259
in continent
World
#41,004
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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