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Merriman, James

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FIDEFIDE 452270· Male· England· Born in 2007

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James Merriman, a 19-year-old English player, is rated 2161 — just 13 short of his peak of 2174 (Sep 2025, age 18) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +149 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2, V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open, and 2025 British Championship: Weekend Atkins Open.

At junior level, he reached #7, #4, #2, #3, #2 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2161

Standard

Rpd1836·Blz1888

All-time high

2174

−13 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 18

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,499 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
7th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2161
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
4th English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2174
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2174
at age 18 · −13 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Aug 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 British Championship: Weekend Atkins Open
perf 2245 (+71) · 4/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Jonah B WillowIM 2,459
V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open · Aug 2025 · +13.5 Elo
Evolution
+160
2001 → 2161
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
17/ 2665.4%
12W10D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSteven A Jones2,230·2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2·R2·-16.1
2.[L]vsStanley BadacsonyiFM2,318·2025 English Championships·R5·-10.6
3.[L]vsAlan B MerryIM2,400·2025 English Championships·R7·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#432016-12.8
V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20250.5/2#1032263+9.2
2025 British Championship: Weekend Atkins Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/5#42245+25.2
2025 English Championships
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/7#202210+53.6
1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U2300
Swiss
Jun 20254/4#32873+38.0
Militon Keynes Chess Congress 2025 - Open
Swiss
Jun 20253.5/4#22453+47.2

Rankings

/
England
#165
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#7,489
in continent
World
#10,499
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
1
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2
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3
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2,639
4
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5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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165🇬🇧Merriman, James2,161
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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7489🇬🇧Merriman, James2,161
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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10499🇬🇧Merriman, James2,161