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Watson, James

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FIDEFIDE 3215717· Male· Australia· Born in 1995

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James Watson, a 31-year-old Australian player, is rated 1862 — just 26 short of his peak of 1888 (Mar 2024, age 29). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent appearance: 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026.

At junior level, he reached #17 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1862

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1807

All-time high

1888

−26 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 29

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#58,058

#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
All-time peak 1888
at age 29 · −26 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Apr 2023
2021
69th Australian 20-35 player
at age 26 · rated 1844
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 1800
at age 26
May 2021
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1789
Feb 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 23
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Declan SmithCM 2,060
2026 Ballarat Club Championship Rounds 6-9 · Jun 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
-14
1876 → 1862
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
6/ 1735.3%
7W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ballarat Club Championship Rounds 1-5
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/4#32017+10.0
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/9#2181785-24.2
Worst Elo result: 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 (-24.2 Elo, finished #218).

Most-Played Opponents

vsMarcus Raine
🇦🇺AUS·1868
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsTony J DavisCM
🇦🇺AUS·1797
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsDavid CannonIM
🇦🇺AUS·2339
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2018
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Rankings

/
Australia
#320
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,900
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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320🇦🇺Watson, James1,862
Asia-Pacific
1
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9
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10
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58057🇦🇺Watson, James1,862