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Hartley, James
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3247171· Male· Australia· Born in 2006
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James Hartley, a 20-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2011. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 6 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Melbourne International Open - Masters, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, and 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 MCC Allegro Championship) and 8 blitz events (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2051 was reached at age 18 (May 2024, Australian #73 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #4, #1 and #18 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2011
Standard
Rpd1931·Blz1903
All-time high
2051
−40 pts below
May 2024 · age 18
May 2024 · age 18
Activity
92
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#25,823
#25,823 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
Jan 2026
2025
4th Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1996
May 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Peak Australian rank: #73
at age 18 · rated 2051
May 2024
1st Australian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2051
May 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 18
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1996 → 2011
Tournaments
16
74 games
Score
43.5/ 7458.8%
36W15D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/7 | #22 | 1974 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #10 | 1998 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #21 | 2097 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #17 | 1936 | -0.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #11 | 2146 | +18.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #1 | 2189 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1983 | +6.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/5 | #5 | 1916 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #8 | 1244 | -17.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #6 | 1469 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJesse ZafirakosCM
🇦🇺AUS·2124
+4 −12 =5
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2289
+0 −13 =1
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsDaniel Poberezovsky
🇦🇺AUS·1951
+8 −4 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRheyansh Reddy AnnapureddyFM
🇦🇺AUS·2201
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met Jul 2026
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vsRandheer ThogataFM
🇦🇺AUS·2059
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#124
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,248
in continent
World
#25,823
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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