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KJ
Kearney, James
🇬🇧FIDE 431923· Male· England· Born in 2000
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James Kearney, a 26-year-old English player, is rated 1816. He has slipped back 86 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 2000, Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers, and Manchester FIDE Summer Congress 2025 - Open. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2015–2016) and 84 months (2018–2025). His peak of 1902 was reached at age 25 (May 2025).
At junior level, he reached #26, #31 and #33 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1816
Standard
Rpd1828·Blz—
All-time high
1902
−86 pts below
May 2025 · age 25
May 2025 · age 25
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#71,384
#71,384 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1902
at age 25 · −86 from today
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2019
26th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1749
Mar 2019
2018
31st English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1749
Oct 2018
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1690 → 1749
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-86
1902 → 1816
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
5W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #64 | 1728 | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #39 | 1664 | -42.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/2 | #25 | 2802 | -9.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,138
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#51,839
in continent
World
#71,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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