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James Joseph
🇮🇳FIDE 35045091· Male· India· Born in 1990
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James Joseph, a 36-year-old Indian player, is rated 1459 — just 3 short of his peak of 1462 (Jun 2025, age 35). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 97 months (2016–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: All India Civil Services (Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25 and All India Civil Services (TEAM-Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25.
Current rating
1459
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1462
−3 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 35
Jun 2025 · age 35
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#199,730
#199,730 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1462
at age 35 · −3 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+369 Elo)
1077 → 1446
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 34
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 34
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1446 → returned at 1462
Mar 2024
2016
Inactive for 97 months
paused at 1077 → returned at 1446
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1462 → 1459
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
6/ 1540.0%
3W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/3 | #112 | 2528 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2/4 | #83 | 1672 | -3.2 |
Rankings
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India
#14,523
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#44,088
in continent
World
#199,592
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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