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Arthur, James
🇦🇺FIDE 3232433· Male· Australia· Born in 2009
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James Arthur, a 17-year-old Australian player, is rated 1918. He is progressing steadily with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1, 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 8-9, and 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 5-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Victorian Rapid Play Championship) recently. His peak of 1953 was reached at age 16 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #13, #7, #10, #13, #13 and #8 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1787·Blz1818
All-time high
1953
−35 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 16
Dec 2025 · age 16
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43,815
#43,815 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
14 entries2026
13th Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1923
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1953
at age 16 · −35 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Oct 2024
7th Australian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1871
Feb 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Feb 2024
2023
10th Australian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1723
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+45
1873 → 1918
Tournaments
13
44 games
Score
27/ 4461.4%
23W8D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2408 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2555 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #18 | 1753 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #23 | 1852 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #16 | 2081 | +7.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #7 | 1185 | -38.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #4 | 1991 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 1876 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #8 | 2058 | +68.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/3 | #10 | 2561 | +30.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel Poberezovsky
🇦🇺AUS·1951
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJames HartleyCM
🇦🇺AUS·2011
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsArthur GaoCM
🇦🇺AUS·2125
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRad Chmiel
🇦🇺AUS·1682
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDeclan SmithCM
🇦🇺AUS·2003
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#217
out of 2,396 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,205
in continent
World
#43,814
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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