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GJ
Golding, James
🇬🇧FIDE 427250· Male· England· Born in 2001
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James Golding, a 25-year-old English player, is rated 2169 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 16 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 British Championship and Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) recently. His peak of 2203 was reached at age 23 (Aug 2024).
At junior level, he reached #11, #9, #8, #14 and #27 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2169
Standard
Rpd2022·Blz2086
All-time high
2203
−34 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 23
Aug 2024 · age 23
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,950 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2024
35th English 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 2203
Sep 2024
All-time peak 2203
at age 23 · −34 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 23
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Feb 2023
2021
11th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2075
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2067 → returned at 2075
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
2193 → 2169
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
4W4D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAshwath KaushikFM2,040·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R7·+6.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichal Polak2,019·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R6·-14.2
3.[L]vsJustin PaulFM2,323·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R5·-6.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #93 | 2136 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #54 | 2117 | -16.8 |
Worst Elo result: Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival (-16.8 Elo, finished #54).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlex GoldingIM
🇬🇧ENG·2389
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsHarry GrieveIM
🇬🇧ENG·2489
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsDaniel J Young
🇬🇧ENG·1955
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2016
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vsKoby KalavannanFM
🇬🇧ENG·2259
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2015
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vsPaul G Jackson
🇬🇧ENG·1739
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2016
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Rankings
/
England
#157
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#7,067
in continent
World
#9,950
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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