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Kearney, James

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#71,384

#71,384 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
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
19021816
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
5W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/5#641728-32.8
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/4#391664-42.8
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/2#252802-9.6
Worst Elo result: Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers (-42.8 Elo, finished #39).

Rankings

/
England
#1,138
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#51,839
in continent
World
#71,383
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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1138🇬🇧Kearney, James1,816
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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51839🇬🇧Kearney, James1,816
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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71383🇬🇧Kearney, James1,816