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Nelson, James

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FIDEFIDE 3215016· Male· Australia· Born in 1989

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James Nelson, a 37-year-old Australian player, is rated 1547. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini and 2025 Vikings Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Blitz Open) recently. His peak of 1584 was reached at age 36 (Dec 2025).

Current rating

1547

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1505

All-time high

1584

−37 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 36

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#166,554

#166,554 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
63rd Australian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1584
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 36
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 36
Dec 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 36
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1584
at age 36 · −37 from today
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1584 · at age 36
Dec 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David Esposito 1,746
2025 Vikings Open · Nov 2025 · +28.7 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
3.5/ 1425.0%
5W1D8L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsDavid Esposito1,746·2025 Vikings Open·R3·+28.7
2.[W]vsRinch Anderson1,467·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini·R3·+15.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNicholas Goh1,400·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini·R1·-28.0
2.[L]vsAlexi Pavlidis1,623·2025 Vikings Open·R5·-17.8
3.[L]vsGlenn Ingham1,680·2025 Vikings Open·R6·-14.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#561593-36.8
2025 Vikings Open
Swiss
Nov 20251/5#2915180.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini (-36.8 Elo, finished #56).

Rankings

/
Australia
#1,353
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,297
in continent
World
#166,530
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1353🇦🇺Nelson, James1,547
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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30297🇦🇺Nelson, James1,547
World
1
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2
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7
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