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Sudlow, James
🇬🇧FIDE 451800· Male· England· Born in 2001
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James Sudlow, a 25-year-old English player, is rated 1746 — just 2 short of his peak of 1748 (Mar 2024, age 23). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2023–2024) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon novembre 2025 Poule G. Also played 1 rapid event (including Tournoi des aventuriers Courtois 7 fevrier 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #49, #57 and #81 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1815·Blz1695
All-time high
1748
−2 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 23
Mar 2024 · age 23
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#93,759
#93,759 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+168 Elo)
1580 → 1748
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1748
at age 23 · −2 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1748 → returned at 1746
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1580 → returned at 1748
Jan 2023
2021
49th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1568
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1748 → 1746
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
1W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #7 | 1736 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,510
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#66,877
in continent
World
#93,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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