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Picone, James

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FIDEFIDE 3259072· Male· Australia· Born in 1989

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James Picone, a 37-year-old Australian player, is rated 1609. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 11 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open, 2025 Hobsons Bay Reserves Championship Rounds 1-3, and 2025 Hobsons Bay Koshnitsky Cup Round 7. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Hobsons Bay September Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Hobsons Bay September Blitz) recently. His peak of 1728 was reached at age 35 (Jul 2024).

Current rating

1609

Standard

Rpd1620·Blz1628

All-time high

1728

119 pts below
Jul 2024 · age 35

Activity

49

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#143,544

#143,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
41st Australian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1718
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+385 Elo)
1343 → 1728
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1728
at age 35 · −119 from today
Jul 2024
100 career games
at age 35
Jul 2024
10-month rising streak
+348 Elo
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tony J DavisCM 1,797
2026 Victorian Open · Jun 2026 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-60
16691609
Tournaments
8
33 games
Score
11.5/ 3334.8%
13W4D16L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsArjun Ashok1,557·2025 Best in the West·R3·+7.7
3.[W]vsZhe Yu Cayden Tan1,477·2026 Victorian Open·R7·+6.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/8#481631-3.0
Swiss
Oct 20251/2#20-25.8
Swiss
Oct 20250.5/1#11-0.6
Swiss
Sep 20251/3#22-14.8
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/4#421890+5.0
Swiss
Aug 20251/1#29-3.8
Swiss
Aug 20251/1#72495+10.6
Swiss
Jul 20250/3#28895-27.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Hobsons Bay Cup Rounds 4-6 (-27.8 Elo, finished #28).

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Rankings

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Australia
#1,124
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,898
in continent
World
#143,533
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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10
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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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2,731
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World
1
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2,841
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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