Cates, James Step
United StatesUSA
ID: 2019337
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James Step Cates

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FIDE ratings

2,079Classical

Performance

24 games
29% Win
13% Draw
58% Loss

James Step Cates's playing style

Overall score:35%7W 3D 14L over 24 games
Steady recent form:28%4W 3D 13L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack
100%
1g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development
100%
2g
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense
100%
2g
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted
100%
2g
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish
100%
1g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

10 games in this line · White to move

Results for Cates, James Step as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
30%
30%
40%
Move
8 · 80%
13%
38%
50%
2 · 20%
100%

Game History

(24 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Sep 25, 2021
OTB - PGNMentor
Huang, Evan(1822)
L—
Sep 25, 2021
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Huang, Evan(1822)
L—
May 14, 2006
OTB - Codekiddy
Stauffer, Craig A(2156)
L—
May 14, 2006
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Stauffer, Craig A(2156)
L—
May 13, 2006
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Fouts, Matthew A
W—
May 13, 2006
OTB - PGNMentor
FMDean, Jim(2243)
D—
May 13, 2006
OTB - Codekiddy
Fouts, Matthew A(2268)
W—
May 13, 2006
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Dean Vdovychenko, Jakob Anton(2243)
D—
May 12, 2006
OTB - Codekiddy
IMVan de Mortel, Jan(2412)
L—
May 12, 2006
OTB - PGN-Mentor
IMVan de Mortel, Jan(2412)
L—

Research James Step Cates’s games and opening repertoire

James Step Cates is rated 2079 in standard by FIDE. James Step Cates plays for United States.

James Step Cates has FIDE ID 2019337.

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