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Plaskett, H James
GM🇬🇧FIDE 400238· Male· England· Born in 1960
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H James Plaskett, a 66-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2308 and sitting in the top 2% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 44 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include I Festival de Ajedrez La Manga Sub 2400, Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 6, and Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11. Also played 7 rapid (including MEMORIAL EMILIO PELLICER - BENIDORM CHESS OPEN 2025) and 14 blitz events (including VII Blitz Internacional Ciudad De Silla) recently. His peak of 2516 was reached at age 53 (Feb 2013, English #13 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 41).
Current rating
2308
Standard
Rpd2418·Blz2364
All-time high
2516
−208 pts below
Feb 2013 · age 53
Feb 2013 · age 53
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#59 · English players · of 2,574
Career timeline
18 entries2026
52nd 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2334
Feb 2026
2022
67th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 62 · rated 2365
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2382 → returned at 2367
Apr 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 59
May 2019
2016
33rd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2464
Dec 2016
2013
26th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 53 · rated 2516
Mar 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
2335 → 2308
Tournaments
11
42 games
Score
28/ 4266.7%
23W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #27 | 2147 | -7.7 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 2433 | +1.5 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #101 | 2068 | -6.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #96 | 1557 | -4.7 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #106 | 1632 | -7.3 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2305 | -0.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #42 | 2534 | +5.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2468 | +12.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAntonio Granero RocaIM
🇪🇸ESP·2281
+10 −7 =10
27 games·last met May 2026
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vsSlobodan KovacevicIM
🇷🇸SRB·2203
+11 −5 =8
24 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEmilio Miguel Sanchez JerezFM
🇪🇸ESP
+12 −1 =1
14 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsJose Manuel Diaz VelandiaFM
🇻🇪VEN·2358
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAlejandro Castellanos GomezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2298
+7 −3 =3
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#59
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#2,529
in continent
World
#3,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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