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Catayas, James
🇵🇭FIDE 5247888· Male· Philippines· Born in 2008
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James Catayas, a 18-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1605 — just 25 short of his peak of 1630 (Aug 2024, age 16). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Palarong Pambansa Standard Chess Championship Secondary Boys. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Batang Pinoy Rapid Chess Championship 17AC Boys) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Palarong Pambansa Blitz Chess Championship - Secondary Boys) recently.
At junior level, he reached #86 and #56 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1605
Standard
Rpd1671·Blz1658
All-time high
1630
−25 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 16
Aug 2024 · age 16
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#144,505
#144,505 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
86th Filipino U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1630
Jan 2025
2024
56th Filipino U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1630
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1630
at age 16 · −25 from today
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1630 → 1605
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
3W0D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsRaynier C. Meneses1,668·2025 Palarong Pambansa Standard Chess Championship Secondary Boys·R4·-16.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3/2 | #46 | 2586 | -24.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Palarong Pambansa Standard Chess Championship Secondary Boys (-24.8 Elo, finished #46).
Rankings
/
Philippines
#1,082
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,231
in continent
World
#144,493
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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