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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
James, Rowan
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
2012-2023
Number of games
:
109
Number of wins
:
44
Number of draws
:
19
Number of losses
:
46
White score
:
28½/55 (51.82% - Average Elo: 1750.77)
Black score
:
25/54 (46.3% - Average Elo: 1704.22)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
James, Rowan (1940) - Sadoughian Zadeh, Farshad (2110), Keres Memorial 44th, Richmond (C00) - 2019
James, Rowan (1823) - Drolet, Stephane (2052), Canadian op, Quebec (A08) - 2018
James, Rowan (1840) - Zhou, Aiden (1958), Keres Memorial 42nd, Richmond (B22) - 2017
Richardson, Kai (1973) - James, Rowan (1823), Canadian op, Quebec (E01) - 2018
Ning, Eric (1955) - James, Rowan (1904), CAN-ch U20 op, Toronto (D36) - 2018
Shah, Omaray M (1927) - James, Rowan (1766), Canadian op U2000, Windsor (C36) - 2016
James, Rowan - ? (51)
Doknjas, Neil (½/3)
Issani, Nameer (½/2)
Zhou, Aiden (2/2)
Al Amiri, Saad (1/1)
Bayaraa, Chinguun (0/1)
Bhanji, Areez (1/1)
Bremner, William (½/1)
Butchart, Kevin (1/1)
Chevalier, Francois (½/1)
Daylo, Leo Jr (0/1)
Derevyanko, Andrew (1/1)
Doknjas, John (0/1)
Drolet, Stephane (1/1)
Finlay, Ian (½/1)
Gansvind, Valeriya I (0/1)
Green, Jim (1/1)
Haines, Duncan (1/1)
Hartman, Brian (0/1)
Khumnorkaew, Tupfah (0/1)
Kochetkov, Maxim (1/1)
Lehingrat, Callum (½/1)
Madokoro, Aidan (1/1)
McCarty Snead, Callaghan (0/1)
Mekarapiruk, Chawit (1/1)
Miciano, John Marvin (0/1)
Mohammed Qanee, Arpak Worya (0/1)
Noorali, Aahil (1/1)
Ohn, Jeewon (1/1)
Patterson, Roger (½/1)
Pechisker, Alfred (½/1)
Piccinin, Mario (0/1)
Plengsap, Krisadayut (0/1)
Qiao, Joey (½/1)
Qu, Leo (1/1)
Raymer, Elliot (0/1)
Sadoughian Zadeh, Farshad (1/1)
Saha, Ananda (0/1)
Sali, Zulfikar A (½/1)
Setiadikurnia, Sloan Christopher (0/1)
Shubin, Daniel (0/1)
Sutthithamwasi, Nut (1/1)
Tanaka, Taira Tyler (½/1)
Uthayakumar, Ronan (1/1)
Vijendra, Vinushan (1/1)
Washimkar, Arhant (0/1)
Wu, Nicholas (½/1)
Xu, Jeffrey (0/1)
Yang, Brian (1/1)
Yoker, Callum (1/1)
Zhang, Arthur (1/1)
Zhao, Jim (½/1)
? - James, Rowan (50)
Doknjas, Neil (0/2)
Patterson, Roger (½/2)
Zhao, Ian (2/2)
Zheng, Maven (1/2)
Adamo, Brendan (0/1)
Afshar, Amir (1/1)
Allan, Phillip (1/1)
Boscariol, Andreas (0/1)
Bui, Alan (1/1)
Calogiuri, Jacopo (1/1)
Celer Matas, Simon (0/1)
Charoenlarpnopparut, Shanon (1/1)
Cheng, Louis (½/1)
Cloutier, Simon (½/1)
Deline, Ralph (1/1)
Dhaliwal, Jatinder (1/1)
Doknjas, John (0/1)
Gansvind, Valeriya I (½/1)
Hemstapat, Andrew (0/1)
Imoo, Joshua (1/1)
Jiang, Brandon (0/1)
Koltai, Daniel (0/1)
Landstrom, William (1/1)
Lauber, Kolos (0/1)
Leblanc, Paul (0/1)
Leong, Ryan (1/1)
Li, Kevin (1/1)
Li, William (0/1)
Li, Wing (1/1)
Lumidao, Mervin (0/1)
Malakhovets, Sergey (0/1)
Manion, Tom (1/1)
Moffat, Andrei (½/1)
Mohamed, Mustafa (1/1)
Moore, Harry (0/1)
Ning, Eric (1/1)
Nyamdorj, Davaaochir (0/1)
Pongkiettisak, Sant (0/1)
Pornpichitwattanakij, Pornmongkol (0/1)
Richardson, Kai (1/1)
Roux, Baptiste (0/1)
Sadoughian Zadeh, Farshad (0/1)
Shah, Omaray M (1/1)
Su, Michael (0/1)
Tang, Andrew1 (0/1)
Temuujin, Kherlen (½/1)
Wang, Jerry (1/1)
Yu, Daniel Tianqi (1/1)
Zhao, Jeffrey R (0/1)
Zhou, Aiden (0/1)
Openings played as White (29)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2007.45
Result:
4/11 = 36.36%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
1333.14
Result:
6/9 = 66.67%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1814.33
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1503.33
Result:
3/3 = 100%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
2186
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2136.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1962
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo:
1664
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
1604
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B19 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7)
Average Elo:
1733
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C53 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3)
Average Elo:
842
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2026
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2188
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1888
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1181
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1617
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1321
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2224
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2194
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2034
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1694
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
833
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1859
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2110
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1950
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1173
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
2169
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6)
Average Elo:
1136
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (37)
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1832
Result:
3/7 = 42.86%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1149.5
Result:
3/4 = 75%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1688
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2072
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
1403
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1849.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo:
1865.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1888.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5)
Average Elo:
768
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
553
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1388
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1328
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4)
Average Elo:
1339
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
923
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo:
1125
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C59 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6)
Average Elo:
1555
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2076
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2009
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2160
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C21 Center Game (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4)
Average Elo:
1810
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
1927
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5)
Average Elo:
1781
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
1881
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1829
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E09 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6 8.Nbd2)
Average Elo:
1846
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2205
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2040
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1223
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1917
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2206
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1973
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7)
Average Elo:
2192
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2141
Result:
½/1 = 50%