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Eden, James
IM🇫🇷FIDE 666491· Male· France· Born in 1994
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James Eden, a 32-year-old French International Master, is rated 2188 and sitting in the top 2% of French players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 77 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, Team 2026 - IDF Mars, and Team 2026 - IDF Fevrier. Also played 4 rapid events (including 4e Bois-Colombes Rapide Chess Master) recently. His peak of 2385 was reached at age 23 (Sep 2017, French #92 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 23) and FM in 2015 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #9, #14, #11, #35 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2188
Standard
Rpd2327·Blz2303
All-time high
2385
−197 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 23
Sep 2017 · age 23
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#440 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
28 entries2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Dec 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Nov 2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Aug 2021
2019
1,000 career games
at age 25
May 2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-77
2265 → 2188
Tournaments
13
40 games
Score
21/ 4052.5%
18W6D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 2119 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #6 | 2232 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #115 | 2081 | -36.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #193 | 2099 | -7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #713 | 1579 | -6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #752 | 1494 | -8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #256 | 2046 | -11.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #964 | 1362 | -12.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #876 | 1616 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #319 | 1637 | -5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristophe SochackiGM
🇫🇷FRA·2475
+1 −13 =4
18 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsVincent SchmitFM
🇫🇷FRA·2266
+6 −2 =5
13 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsBilel BellahceneGM
🇩🇿ALG·2493
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKamran ShiraziIM
🇫🇷FRA·2199
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsNamig GuliyevGM
🇦🇿AZE·2438
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#440
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#6,215
in continent
World
#8,828
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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