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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

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#147,546

#147,546 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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

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Australia
#1,163
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,135
in continent
World
#147,533
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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1163🇦🇺Buckley, James1,597
Asia-Pacific
1
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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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2
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