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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 (≈18/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

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#196,933

#196,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

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
5
37 games
Score
17/ 3745.9%
10W14D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 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

/
Poland
#5,653
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#121,740
in continent
World
#196,830
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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2,549
9
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2,548
10
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2,547
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5653🇵🇱Van Ams, James1,470
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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121740🇵🇱Van Ams, James1,470
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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196830🇵🇱Van Ams, James1,470