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Oh, James Y
🇺🇸FIDE 30919975· Male· United States of America· Born in 2007
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James Y Oh, a 19-year-old American player, is rated 2019 — just 11 short of his peak of 2030 (Jun 2023, age 16). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2017–2019) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament.
Previously known as James Y Oh (until Nov 2021). At junior level, he reached World #67 in U10, World #55 in U8 and #70, #63, #42 and #65 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
2019
Standard
Rpd1918·Blz1879
All-time high
2030
−11 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 16
Jun 2023 · age 16
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#24,693
#24,693 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
70th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2019
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
63rd American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2029
Feb 2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2029 → returned at 2019
Feb 2024
2023
42nd American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2030
Jun 2023
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1842 → 2030
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2029 → 2019
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #29 | 1959 | -10.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#697
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,583
in continent
World
#24,693
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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