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Branson, James

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FIDEFIDE 655937· Male· France· Born in 1951

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James Branson, a 75-year-old French player, is rated 1672. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - NAQ Avril, Team 2026 - NAQ Mars, and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Accession. His peak of 1923 was reached at age 55 (Apr 2006).

Current rating

1672

Standard

Rpd1722·Blz—

All-time high

1923

−251 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 55

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#119,710

#119,710 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1461 → 1677
Feb 2025
2010
100 career games
at age 59
Mar 2010
2006
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Apr 2006
All-time peak 1923
at age 55 · −251 from today
Apr 2006
First FIDE rating
1923 · at age 55
Apr 2006

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
27e tournoi 1hKO de Montigny
perf 1760 (+106) · 4.5/7 · #15
Top opponent
vs Jean-marie Couradin 1,712
27e tournoi 1hKO de Montigny · May 2025 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
+7
1665 → 1672
Tournaments
6
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
10W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - NAQ Avril
Team
Apr 20261/1#922356+7.0
Team 2026 - NAQ Mars
Team
Mar 20260/1#3411083-4.6
24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Accession
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/7#1211660+1.2
Team 2026 - NAQ Fevrier
Team
Feb 20261/1#372279+5.2
Team 2026 - NAQ Janvier
Team
Jan 20261/1#772437+9.6

Rankings

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France
#8,601
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#83,037
in continent
World
#119,705
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
1
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3
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2,626
4
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2,618
5
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2,613
6
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2,610
6
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,557
10
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2,556
...
8601🇫🇷Branson, James1,672
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
...
83037🇫🇷Branson, James1,672
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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119705🇫🇷Branson, James1,672