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Lee, James

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FIDEFIDE 343477968· Male· England· Born in 2006

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James Lee, a 20-year-old English player, is rated 1739 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +130 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: 2025 British Championship: PM Under 1750.

At junior level, he reached #54 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1739

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1739

at best
Jun 2026 · age 20

Activity

102

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#96,378

#96,378 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
54th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1739
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1609 → 1739
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1739
at age 20
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oleg Cukovs 1,862
Birmingham FIDE Congress - U1900 · May 2026 · +26.8 Elo
Evolution
+130
1609 → 1739
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
5W4D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsOleg Cukovs1,862·Birmingham FIDE Congress - U1900·R5·+26.8
2.[W]vsJoel Green1,599·Birmingham FIDE Congress - U1900·R3·+12.4
3.[W]vsSiyao Ou1,525·Birmingham FIDE Congress - U1900·R2·+9.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJoshua Jones1,852·Birmingham FIDE Congress - U1900·R1·-13.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Birmingham FIDE Congress - U1900
Swiss
May 20263.5/5#217440.0
2025 British Championship: PM Under 1750
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/4#3114920.0

Rankings

/
England
#1,547
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#68,622
in continent
World
#96,376
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
1
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3
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4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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1547🇬🇧Lee, James1,739
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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68622🇬🇧Lee, James1,739
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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96376🇬🇧Lee, James1,739