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Van Ams, James

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FIDEFIDE 91159830· Male· Poland· Born in 2014

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James Van Ams, a 12-year-old Polish player, is rated 1470. He has slipped back 121 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IV Zimowy Turniej Szachowy OPEN, Architektura Szachow - OPEN A, and Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy o korone Boleslawa Chrobrego - OPEN B.. Also played 4 rapid events (including XV Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Firmy EL-BUD) recently. His peak of 1599 was reached at age 11 (Dec 2025).

Current rating

1470

Standard

Rpd1539·Blz—

All-time high

1599

−129 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 11

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#195,772

#195,772 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
All-time peak 1599
at age 11 · −129 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Oct 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1591 · at age 11
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
POLFINALY MISTRZOSTW POLSKI JUNIOROW W SZACHACH C11
perf 1702 (+103) · 5/8 · #22
Top opponent
vs Witold Drwiega 1,646
POLFINALY MISTRZOSTW POLSKI JUNIOROW W SZACHACH C11 · Nov 2025 · +22.7 Elo
Evolution
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Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
22/ 4647.8%
15W14D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
IV Zimowy Turniej Szachowy OPEN
Swiss
Feb 20261/4#191392-41.6
Architektura Szachow - OPEN A
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/8#261408-80.0
Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy o korone Boleslawa Chrobrego - OPEN B.
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/1#272235-8.4
POLFINALY MISTRZOSTW POLSKI JUNIOROW W SZACHACH C11
Swiss
Nov 20255/8#221702+10.4
Eliminacje Strefowe 2025 ZP-WP C-11
Swiss
Sep 20254.5/6#915200.0
Worst Elo result: Architektura Szachow - OPEN A (-80.0 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

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Poland
#5,584
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#121,025
in continent
World
#195,665
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Poland
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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2,548
10
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2,547
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5584🇵🇱Van Ams, James1,470
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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121025🇵🇱Van Ams, James1,470
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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195665🇵🇱Van Ams, James1,470