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James, Matthew

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FIDEFIDE 39900614· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008

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Matthew James, a 18-year-old American player, is rated 1847 — just 22 short of his peak of 1869 (Feb 2026, age 18). He is progressing steadily with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master and 35th Annual North American Open - U2300. He took a 22-month break between Mar 2024 and Feb 2026.

At junior level, he reached #97 nationally in U14.

Current rating

1847

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1869

−22 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#62,228

#62,228 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1869
at age 18 · −22 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1647 → 1788
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1788 → returned at 1869
Mar 2024
2022
97th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1742
Jul 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jul 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
35th Annual North American Open - U2300
perf 2009 (+140) · 4/7 · #48
Top opponent
vs Gordon XuCM 2,090
35th Annual North American Open - U2300 · Dec 2025 · +11.2 Elo
Evolution
+59
1788 → 1847
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
5.5/ 1439.3%
4W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/7#1061803-22.4
35th Annual North American Open - U2300
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/7#482009+80.8
Worst Elo result: 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master (-22.4 Elo, finished #106).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,725
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#7,014
in continent
World
#62,228
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1725🇺🇸James, Matthew1,847
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
7014🇺🇸James, Matthew1,847
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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