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Kildea, James

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FIDEFIDE 3275167· Male· Australia· Born in 2014

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James Kildea, a 12-year-old Australian player, is rated 1558. He is climbing fast, having gained +150 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open and 2025 Geelong Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 ANZAC Day Inter Club Championship) recently. He took a 22-month break between Apr 2024 and Mar 2026. His peak of 1686 was reached at age 12 (Mar 2026).

At junior level, he reached #25 and #60 nationally in U12 and U10.

Current rating

1558

Standard

Rpd1616·Blz—

All-time high

1686

−128 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 12

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#162,330

#162,330 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
25th Australian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1686
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+278 Elo)
1408 → 1686
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1686
at age 12 · −128 from today
Mar 2026
2024
60th Australian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1408
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alex Leach 1,799
2025 Geelong Open · Nov 2025 · +16.2 Elo
Evolution
+150
1408 → 1558
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
4.5/ 1237.5%
3W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCarl Nater1,569·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R1·+20.6
2.[D]vsAlex Leach1,799·2025 Geelong Open·R4·+16.2
3.[D]vsPatrick Cook1,686·2025 Geelong Open·R3·+13.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDev Manoj1,555·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R4·-20.2
2.[L]vsHenry Jackson1,559·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R3·-19.9
3.[L]vsCallum McGrath1,686·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R2·-12.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/6#13114260.0
2025 Geelong Open
Swiss
Nov 20252/3#3516390.0

Rankings

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Australia
#1,314
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,835
in continent
World
#162,312
out of 400,000+

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