EnglandENG
ID: 407070

Russell A James

FIDE ratings

2,109Classical
1,968Rapid

Performance

50 games
28% Win
52% Draw
20% Loss

Russell A James's playing style

Overall score:54%14W 26D 10L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:57%in 15 games
Steady recent form:60%4W 16D 0L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:52%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Réti Opening has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Réti Opening
100%
4g
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack
100%
2g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System
50%
50%
2g
Pirc Defense
100%
2g
French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

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

Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
100%
4g
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation
33%
67%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
100%
2g
Benko Gambit Declined: Sosonko Variation
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for James, Russell A as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
25%
58%
17%
Move
15 · 63%
40%
33%
27%
9 · 38%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 26, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Henderson, David(2000)
D—
May 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wilks, Simon(1929)
D—
May 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wilks, Simon(1929)
D—
Jan 11, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
WFMWeersing, Abigail Riis(2045)
D—
Jan 11, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
WFMWeersing, Abigail Riis(2045)
D—
Jan 11, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
WFMWeersing, Abigail Riis(2045)
D—
Jan 11, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
WFMWeersing, Abigail Riis(2045)
D—
Jan 10, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Birtwistle, Nigel(2020)
D—
Jan 10, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Birtwistle, Nigel(2020)
D—
Jan 10, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Birtwistle, Nigel(2020)
D—

Research Russell A James’s games and opening repertoire

Russell A James is rated 2109 in standard, 1968 in rapid by FIDE. Russell A James plays for England.

Russell A James has FIDE ID 407070.

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