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James, Simon

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FIDEFIDE 560059320· Male· France· Born in 1963

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Simon James, a 63-year-old French player, is rated 1961 — just 9 short of his peak of 1970 (Apr 2026, age 63). He is currently in the 1950–2000 range. 20 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, Championnat des Hauts-de-Seine 2026 des plus50 ans Part II, and Championnat des Hauts-de-Seine 2026 des plus de 50 ans. Also played 2 rapid events (including 16eme Rapide Club 608 - Paris 15eme) recently.

Current rating

1961

Standard

Rpd1835·Blz

All-time high

1970

9 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 63

Activity

48

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

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

Signature stat

#34,449

#34,449 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

4 entries
2026
96th French 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1969
May 2026
All-time peak 1970
at age 63 · −9 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1950 · at age 63
Mar 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Evolution
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
9W5D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20263/5#151930-8.4
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#4392029+10.8
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/3#22179+37.6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#51218510.0
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/4#217830.0
Team
Dec 20250/1#155510090.0

Rankings

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France
#1,965
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#25,467
in continent
World
#34,448
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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2,615
4
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6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,559
10
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2,557
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1965🇫🇷James, Simon1,961
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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2,744
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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25467🇫🇷James, Simon1,961
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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34448🇫🇷James, Simon1,961