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MJ
McKenna, James F
🇬🇧FIDE 411817· Male· England· Born in 1956
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James F Mckenna, a 70-year-old English player, is rated 1733. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 71 months (2004–2010), 88 months (2010–2017) and 46 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 4th Greater London FIDE Congress - U1750. His peak of 1929 was reached at age 47 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
1733
Standard
Rpd1704·Blz—
All-time high
1929
−196 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 47
Oct 2003 · age 47
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#98,440
#98,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1632 → 1768
Mar 2024
2023
96th English 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1641
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1632 → returned at 1641
Jan 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Jan 2019
2017
72nd English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1843
Dec 2017
2010
77th English 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1905
Sep 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
1722 → 1733
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
2/ 2100.0%
2W0D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2350 | +10.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,585
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#69,900
in continent
World
#98,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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