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Efstathiou, James
🇬🇧FIDE 343476171· Male· England· Born in 2012
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James Efstathiou, a 14-year-old English player, is rated 1773 — just 1 short of his peak of 1774 (Feb 2026, age 14). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: AlphaChess: Christmas Edition - North London FIDE Classical Event - Ivy (U1800) and London Chess Triathlon, August 2025 - U2400. Also played 4 rapid (including London Chess Triathlon, August 2025 - Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including London Chess Triathlon, August 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #40 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1773
Standard
Rpd1780·Blz1729
All-time high
1774
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#84,884
#84,884 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1774
at age 14 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
40th English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1770
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1770 · at age 14
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
AlphaChess: Christmas Edition - North London FIDE Classical Event - Ivy (U1800) · Dec 2025 · +20.4 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
4W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1748 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 1524 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,365
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#61,068
in continent
World
#84,882
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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