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Clarke, James
🇬🇧FIDE 463140· Male· England· Born in 2002
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James Clarke, a 24-year-old English player, is rated 1967 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open and 2025 English Championships. Also played 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Bristol Qualifier) recently. He took a 12-month break between Oct 2021 and Nov 2022.
At junior level, he reached #33, #50 and #86 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1967
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1968
All-time high
1967
at best
Apr 2026 · age 24
Apr 2026 · age 24
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,248
#33,248 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1967
at age 24
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1674 → 1932
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Mar 2024
2022
33rd English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1601
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Oct 2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1601 → returned at 1640
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1941 → 1967
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
3W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #13 | 2022 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #55 | 2068 | +17.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#541
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#24,584
in continent
World
#33,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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