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Phillips, James

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FIDEFIDE 343436510· Male· Scotland· Born in 2012

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James Phillips, a 14-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1547 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700, Hamilton Open 2026, and 8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Major (U1700). Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Scotland Gigafinal U12) recently.

At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U14.

Current rating

1547

Standard

Rpd1581·Blz—

All-time high

1547

at best
Feb 2026 · age 14

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#166,554

#166,554 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
9th Scottish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1547
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1547
at age 14
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1547 · at age 14
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Moray E S Lennox 1,794
Hamilton Open 2026 · Jan 2026 · +12.2 Elo
Evolution
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Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
9.5/ 1950.0%
6W7D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNaman Ziu1,692·2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700·R1·-12.1
2.[L]vsKathleen Rutherford1,826·Hamilton Open 2026·R2·-6.7
3.[L]vsCharles Gunn-Russell1,836·Hamilton Open 2026·R4·-6.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700
Swiss
Jan 20263/1#529710.0
Hamilton Open 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/3#4915460.0
8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Major (U1700)
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/4#914500.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Scotland
#361
out of 460 players
Europe
#108,158
in continent
World
#166,530
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Scotland
1
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2
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2,450
3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
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2,385
6
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2,334
7
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2,323
8
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2,306
9
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2,294
10
🇬🇧Gourlay, IainFollow Iain GourlayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,278
...
361🇬🇧Phillips, James1,547
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
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108158🇬🇧Phillips, James1,547
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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166530🇬🇧Phillips, James1,547