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Chirilov, James A
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30976677· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008
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James A Chirilov, a 18-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2241 and sitting in the top 5% of American players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 134 rated games in the past year (≈85/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CCC FIDE Saturdays 5 - Top, 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship, and CCC Tuesday Night Action 129 - Top Round 1-4. Also played 6 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2339 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2024).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #74 in U16 and #19 and #35 nationally in U18 and U14.
Current rating
2241
Standard
Rpd2127·Blz2355
All-time high
2339
−98 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 16
Aug 2024 · age 16
Activity
101
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
125 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#245 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Jun 2026
2025
19th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2291
Apr 2025
2024
74th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2339
Aug 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Aug 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2339
at age 16 · −98 from today
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2218 → 2241
Tournaments
24
125 games
Score
70.5/ 12556.4%
54W33D38L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #42 | 2466 | +58.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 2003 | -11.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #13 | 2794 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #13 | 2089 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2768 | +15.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2394 | +20.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1231 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #63 | 2227 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 2111 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #66 | 1976 | -64.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOlexandr BortnykGM
🇺🇦UKR·2604
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDina BelenkayaWGM
🇮🇱ISR·2227
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlex Haoning ChuFM
🇺🇸USA·2040
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLiam PutnamIM
🇺🇸USA·2503
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsSteve Paul Alappatt
🇺🇸USA·1930
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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United States of America
#245
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#696
in continent
World
#6,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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