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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 1589. He is climbing fast, having gained +181 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/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

1589

Standard

Rpd1616·Blz—

All-time high

1686

−97 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 12

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#151,168

#151,168 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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 · −97 from today
Mar 2026
2024
60th Australian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1408
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alex Leach 1,799
2025 Geelong Open · Nov 2025 · +16.2 Elo
Evolution
+181
1408 → 1589
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
6W4D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPeter Condick1,524·2026 Geelong Club Championship Rounds 6-7·R6·-23.7
2.[L]vsDev Manoj1,555·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R4·-20.2
3.[L]vsHenry Jackson1,559·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R3·-19.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Geelong Club Championship Rounds 6-7
Swiss
Jun 20260.5/1#141524-23.2
2026 Geelong Club Championship Rounds 1-5
Swiss
Apr 20263/4#41902+31.2
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/6#13114260.0
2025 Geelong Open
Swiss
Nov 20252/3#3516390.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Geelong Club Championship Rounds 6-7 (-23.2 Elo, finished #14).

Rankings

/
Australia
#1,214
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,187
in continent
World
#151,153
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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9
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10
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1214🇦🇺Kildea, James1,589
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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9
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10
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2,731
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25187🇦🇺Kildea, James1,589
World
1
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2
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