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Attwood, James
🇦🇺FIDE 3206688· Male· Australia· Born in 1966
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James Attwood, a 60-year-old Australian player, is rated 1813. He has slipped back 65 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGMS Monthly International Open - March 2026, SGMS Monthly International Open (Feb 2026), and SGMS Monthly International Open (Jan 2026). Also played 4 rapid events (including Chess For All Rapid Series - New Year Edition Open Category) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2013–2015) and 45 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2125 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2006); he also reached Australian #74 in Nov 2016.
Current rating
1813
Standard
Rpd1900·Blz2018
All-time high
2125
−312 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 40
Jul 2006 · age 40
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,297
#72,297 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2023
7th Australian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1955
Jul 2023
2019
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1985 → returned at 1955
Feb 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
May 2018
2017
7th Australian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2057
Mar 2017
2016
Peak Australian rank: #74
at age 50 · rated 2057
Nov 2016
2015
7th Australian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2075
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
3rd DAV Go Checkmate Year-End Chess Fiesta 2025 Standard Open FIDEperf 2366 (+532) · 6/6 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
-65
1878 → 1813
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
21/ 4546.7%
23W8D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsShaunak Paramanik1,644·3rd DAV Go Checkmate Year-End Chess Fiesta 2025 Standard Open FIDE·R8·-15.0
2.[L]vsXing Yu Felix Tan1,645·2nd DAV- Go Checkmate International Chess Prix 2026 - Open Standard·R7·-14.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #4 | 1801 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #5 | 1736 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1936 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/6 | #4 | 2366 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #45 | 1792 | -24.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYoussef Youssef Ahmed
🇪🇬EGY·1791
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsMohamed Abdel Mohsen
🇪🇬EGY·1867
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsAly Yusef Abdel Aziem
🇪🇬EGY·1920
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsAbdul Aziz Elabd
🇪🇬EGY·2004
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsAbdul Wahab AlothmanFM
🇰🇼KUW·1954
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2016
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Rankings
/
Australia
#409
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,783
in continent
World
#72,296
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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