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Buckley, James

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FIDEFIDE 3246973· Male· Australia· Born in 1985

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James Buckley, a 41-year-old Australian player, is rated 1597 — just 26 short of his peak of 1623 (Mar 2024, age 39). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Dec 2024 and Apr 2026. Recent appearances: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini and 2026 Woden Cup Rounds 5-9.

Current rating

1597

Standard

Rpd1603·Blz—

All-time high

1623

−26 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#148,179

#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
53rd Australian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1619
Apr 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1613 → returned at 1619
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1360 → 1618
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 39
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 39
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Fitzgerald 1,644
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini · Apr 2026 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
-16
1613 → 1597
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
4W3D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJames Xu1,576·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini·R1·+9.4
2.[W]vsJoel Gough1,567·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini·R3·+9.1
3.[W]vsAaron Jain1,463·2026 Woden Cup Rounds 5-9·R9·+5.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDhyan Nair Abhilash1,485·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini·R7·-13.1
2.[L]vsLicheng Fan1,498·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini·R6·-12.8
3.[L]vsManish Thulasidas1,607·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini·R5·-9.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/7#271506-21.8
2026 Woden Cup Rounds 5-9
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/1#252255+6.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini (-21.8 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

/
Australia
#1,182
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,273
in continent
World
#148,166
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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1182🇦🇺Buckley, James1,597
Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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24273🇦🇺Buckley, James1,597
World
1
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2
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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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9
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