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BJ
Boyd-Norman, James
🇦🇺FIDE 3239128· Male· Australia· Born in 2007
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James Boyd-Norman, a 19-year-old Australian player, is rated 2020. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 SA Interclub Teams A Grade Rounds 1-2, 2025 SA City of Adelaide Championship Rounds 7-9, and 2025 SA City of Adelaide Championship Rounds 3-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 SACA The Mdinaradze Mega Bleetz) recently. He took a 60-month break between Jan 2019 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2069 was reached at age 18 (Mar 2025, Australian #75 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #5, #4, #15 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2020
Standard
Rpd1814·Blz2035
All-time high
2069
−49 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 18
Mar 2025 · age 18
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,554
#24,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
5th Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2020
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 18
Aug 2025
Peak Australian rank: #75
at age 18 · rated 2069
Mar 2025
4th Australian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2069
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
2066 → 2020
Tournaments
6
20 games
Score
14.5/ 2072.5%
13W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/2 | #5 | 2711 | +14.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2705 | +18.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #19 | 1707 | -51.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2168 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2477 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #14 | 1823 | -63.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTarush JindalCM
🇦🇺AUS·1964
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsEthan Retnaraja
🇦🇺AUS·1957
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAyman Almutawa
🇦🇺AUS·1894
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAthena-Malar RetnarajaWCM
🇦🇺AUS·1790
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsEdgar Mdinaradze
🇬🇪GEO·1784
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#119
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,125
in continent
World
#24,554
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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