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BJ
Bideau, James
🇫🇷FIDE 653056140· Male· France· Born in 2008
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James Bideau, a 18-year-old French player, is rated 1788 — just 15 short of his peak of 1803 (Apr 2026, age 18). He is on a breakout run, having gained +200 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U18, Championnat International Individuel des Hauts-de-Seine 2026 -2200, and Team 2026 - IDF Avril. Also played 26 rapid (including Internationaux RnB Paris IDF 2026 Parties Rapides) and 3 blitz events (including Internationaux RnB Paris IDF 2026 Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1788
Standard
Rpd1737·Blz1636
All-time high
1803
−15 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#80,122
#80,122 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1803
at age 18 · −15 from today
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1519 → 1769
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Aug 2025
2024
First FIDE rating
1492 · at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+200
1588 → 1788
Tournaments
17
54 games
Score
35.5/ 5465.7%
31W9D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #102 | 1772 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #28 | 1750 | -11.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #371 | 2571 | +18.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #891 | 2356 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #11 | 1838 | -7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #407 | 2534 | +18.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #644 | 1929 | +16.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #603 | 1708 | -6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #898 | 2365 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #684 | 2401 | +17.6 |
Rankings
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France
#5,249
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#57,833
in continent
World
#80,120
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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