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Thomas, James
🇬🇧FIDE 343404995· Male· England· Born in 2009
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James Thomas, a 17-year-old English player, is rated 2005. He is on a breakout run, having gained +123 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 92nd Bristol Over 1799 Championship, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, and 2026 English Youth Championships Under 18 Open. Also played 6 rapid (including 4th Stoke Gifford Rapidplay inc. 3rd Bristol League Rapidplay Championship - Open) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 British Championship: First Blitz Open) recently. His peak of 2038 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #15, #25 and #97 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2005
Standard
Rpd1972·Blz1823
All-time high
2038
−33 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,724
#26,724 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
15th English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2038
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2038
at age 17 · −33 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
25th English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1986
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+399 Elo)
1324 → 1723
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+123
1882 → 2005
Tournaments
8
41 games
Score
24/ 4158.5%
20W12D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #16 | 1926 | +12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 2106 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2215 | -8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2051 | +3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2751 | +36.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #25 | 2031 | +0.7 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #9 | 2215 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #17 | 2100 | +97.6 |
Rankings
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England
#431
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#19,740
in continent
World
#26,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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