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Huddleston, James Douglas
🇺🇸FIDE 30909597· Male· United States of America· Born in 1963
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James Douglas Huddleston, a 63-year-old American player, is rated 1855 — just 24 short of his peak of 1879 (Dec 2025, age 62). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 23 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert, 35th Annual North American Open - U2100, and 2025 Houston Open.
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1879
−24 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 62
Dec 2025 · age 62
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,012
#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
51st American 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1879
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1879
at age 62 · −24 from today
Dec 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 61
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+236 Elo)
1586 → 1822
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
2023
84th American 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1717
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1866 → 1855
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
5W4D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKevin Alejandro Reyes Melendez1,843·17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert·R5·+9.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #36 | 1841 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #176 | 1605 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #23 | 2004 | +12.2 |
Rankings
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United States of America
#1,668
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#6,724
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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