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BJ
Burnett, Jim
🇬🇧FIDE 402273· Male· England· Born in 1952
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Jim Burnett, a 74-year-old English player, is rated 1982. He has slipped back 98 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, 33rd Doncaster Congress - Open, and 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Open. Also played 1 blitz event recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006) and 38 months (2008–2011). His peak of 2218 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2001).
Current rating
1982
Standard
Rpd2063·Blz2097
All-time high
2218
−236 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 49
Oct 2001 · age 49
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,474
#30,474 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2025
500 career games
at age 73
Aug 2025
11th English 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 2080
Jun 2025
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Apr 2019
2018
14th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2105
Jun 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 66
Jun 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 66
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-89
2071 → 1982
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
6.5/ 1934.2%
3W7D9L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/3 | #77 | 2015 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #90 | 1299 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #19 | 1857 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #29 | — | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/5 | #27 | 1794 | -37.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSamuel A Milson
🇬🇧ENG·2111
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2345
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsSteven A Jones
🇬🇧ENG·2237
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2021
View head-to-head →
vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2402
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2014
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Rankings
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England
#486
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#22,516
in continent
World
#30,473
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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