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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 (≈24/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

Rpd1697·Blz—

All-time high

1923

−251 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 55

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#120,005

#120,005 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Didier Gambert 1,637
Team 2026 - NAQ Janvier · Jan 2026 · +9.2 Elo
Evolution
+18
1654 → 1672
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
7W0D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDidier Gambert1,637·Team 2026 - NAQ Janvier·R3·+9.2
2.[W]vsEwan Rutter1,607·24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Accession·R6·+8.2
3.[W]vsEric Bruneau1,556·Team 2026 - NAQ Avril·R2·+6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 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

Most-Played Opponents

vsJean-marie Couradin
🇫🇷FRA·1648
+5 −5 =2
12 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGuy Fayolle
🇫🇷FRA·1645
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met May 2025
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vsDominique Duval
🇫🇷FRA·1794
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsPatrice Couronne
🇫🇷FRA·1776
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsOlivier Delpech
🇫🇷FRA·1777
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2013
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Rankings

/
France
#8,635
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#83,227
in continent
World
#119,999
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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