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ID: 30987458

James Altucher

FIDE ratings

1,895Classical
1,893Blitz

Performance

48 games
35% Win
13% Draw
52% Loss

James Altucher's playing style

Overall score:42%17W 6D 25L over 48 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:50%in 16 games
Steady recent form:40%6W 4D 10L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation has the largest White sample, with 6 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
33%
33%
33%
6g
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
40%
60%
5g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
4g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Normal Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, French Defense: Tarrasch Variation has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
50%
50%
4g
French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack
100%
2g
French Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Advance Variation, Extended Bishop Swap
100%
2g

Repertoire

26 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

26 games in this line · White to move

Results for Altucher, James as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
35%
15%
50%
Move
16 · 62%
38%
25%
38%
10 · 38%
30%
70%

Game History

(48 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Apr 24, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
GMGurevich, Dmitry(2325)
D—
Apr 24, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Szpisjak, Steven(1876)
L—
Apr 24, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Szpisjak, Steven J
L—
Apr 24, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Marshall, James A(1790)
W—
Apr 24, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
GMGurevich, Dmitry(2325)
D—
Apr 24, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Marshall, James A(1790)
W—
Jun 22, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Lathrop, Brad(1892)
D—
Jun 22, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Santosh, Siddharth(1769)
W—
Jun 22, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Santosh, Siddharth(1769)
W—
Jun 22, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Lathrop, Brad(1892)
D—

Research James Altucher’s games and opening repertoire

James Altucher is rated 1895 in standard, 1893 in blitz by FIDE. James Altucher plays for United States.

James Altucher has FIDE ID 30987458.

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