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ID: 1802020

James Thomas

FIDE ratings

1,911Classical
1,974Rapid
1,947Blitz

Performance

50 games
24% Win
30% Draw
46% Loss

James Thomas's playing style

Overall score:39%12W 15D 23L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:37%in 15 games
Strongest in classical:36%in 48 games
In great form:50%6W 8D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:30%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
60%
40%
5g
King's Indian Attack
33%
33%
33%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
33%
67%
3g
French Defense: Exchange Variation
50%
50%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, French Defense: Exchange Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

French Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
Slav Defense
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian
100%
2g
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
100%
2g
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense
50%
50%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

23 games in this line · White to move

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

W / D / L
26%
26%
48%
Move
15 · 65%
27%
20%
53%
8 · 35%
25%
38%
38%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMDupuis, Denis K(2143)
L—
Mar 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMDupuis, Denis K(2143)
L—
Mar 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMDupuis, Denis K(2143)
D—
Mar 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMDupuis, Denis K(2143)
D—
Mar 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMDupuis, Denis K(2143)
D—
Mar 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMDupuis, Denis K(2143)
D—
Mar 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Khakimov, Bobur(1868)
D—
Mar 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Khakimov, Bobur(1868)
D—
Apr 6, 2025
OTB - Britbase
Moldovan, Alexandru-Mitica(1891)
W—
Apr 5, 2025
OTB - Britbase
MacNeil, Elliott(1988)
L—

Research James Thomas’s games and opening repertoire

James Thomas is rated 1911 in standard, 1974 in rapid, 1947 in blitz by FIDE. James Thomas plays for Wales.

James Thomas has FIDE ID 1802020.

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