Michael James - Chess Player Overview
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Player's name: Michael James (RSA) 
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Age: 35 years old (born in 1990)
Highest FIDE Elo achieved: 2055
Michael James Chess Games: 127
2005 (Rapid)
2002 (Blitz)
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| Date | Players & Opening | Result | ECO | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019.12.17 | BEZUIDENHOUT, Roland (2200) vs (1929) JAMES, Michael 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Sicilian |
1-0 | B40 | |
| 2019.12.16 | JAMES, Michael (1929) vs (2247) KLAASEN, Calvin John 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Sicilian Closed - Zukertort |
0-1 | B23 | |
| 2019.12.15 | DE ABREU, Roberto N (2126) vs (1929) JAMES, Michael 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships King's Indian Fianchetto (Panno) - Gruenfeld |
0-1 | E63 | |
| 2019.12.14 | JAMES, Michael (1929) vs (2342) KOBESE, Watu 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Two Knights Anti-Lange - Open (Scotch) |
0-1 | C56 | |
| 2019.12.13 | PON, Matt (2189) vs (1929) JAMES, Michael 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Sicilian |
1-0 | B40 | |
| 2019.12.12 | JAMES, Michael (1929) vs (2373) SOLOMON, Kenny 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Scotch - Scotch Schmid |
1-0 | C45 | |
| 2019.12.11 | BARRISH, Daniel (2363) vs (1929) JAMES, Michael 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Modern Benoni Knight's Tour |
0-1 | A61 | |
| 2019.12.10 | JAMES, Michael (1929) vs (2148) KHUMALO, Keith 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Indian Knight |
0-1 | A46 | |
| 2019.12.09 | BHAWOODIEN, Mohamed Ozayr (2129) vs (1929) JAMES, Michael 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Nimzo-Indian St. Petersburg Rubinstein - Reshevsky |
1/2-1/2 | E46 | |
| 2019.12.08 | JAMES, Michael (1929) vs (2209) HERCULES, Benjamin Vincent 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Sicilian Rauzer (Modern) |
1-0 | B66 | |
| 2019.12.07 | JAMES, Michael (1929) vs (1943) GLUCKMAN, Paul 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Sicilian - Pelikan |
0-1 | B33 | |
| 2017.12.18 | James, Michael (1991) vs (1845) Lawerlot, George Lee-Roy 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships Caro-Kann Knight Classical |
0-1 | B18 | |
| 2017.12.17 | Erlank, Warrick (1943) vs (1991) James, Michael 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships Sicilian Sozin - Two Knights |
1/2-1/2 | B57 | |
| 2017.12.16 | James, Michael (1991) vs (1672) Vermaak, Ashley Christopher 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships Irregular Queen's Pawn - Franco-Indian |
0-1 | A40 | |
| 2017.12.15 | Jacobs, Cavan (1688) vs (1991) James, Michael 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships Sicilian Paulsen - Reti |
1/2-1/2 | B41 | |
| 2017.12.14 | James, Michael (1991) vs (1572) Basson, Jacques 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships Neo-Indian - Catalan Irregular |
1-0 | E00 | |
| 2017.12.13 | Nkosi, Dumisa Jacob (1816) vs (1991) James, Michael 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships Modern |
1/2-1/2 | A41 | |
| 2017.12.12 | James, Michael (1991) vs (1996) Willenberg, Kenneth Sean 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships Sicilian Scheveningen Najdorf |
1-0 | B94 | |
| 2017.12.11 | Kleinsmidt, Cherwin (1833) vs (1991) James, Michael 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships Sicilian Accelerated Dragon - Simagin |
0-1 | B34 | |
| 2017.12.10 | James, Michael (1991) vs (1943) Basson, Heinrich 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships Indian |
1-0 | A45 | |
| 2017.12.09 | Gandi, Mqiniselo Bethuel (1780) vs (1991) James, Michael 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships Reti |
0-1 | A04 | |
| 2017.06.02 | RADI , Dlekesha Dhayne vs (2065) ERESE, James Michael EASTERN ASIA JUNIORS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS Irregular Queen's Pawn - Franco-Indian |
1/2-1/2 | A40 | |
| 2017.06.01 | ERESE, James Michael (2065) vs (1979) NOURI, Alekhine EASTERN ASIA JUNIORS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS Modern Benoni Classical |
0-1 | A70 | |
| 2017.05.31 | CRUZ, Jeremiah Luis vs (2065) ERESE, James Michael EASTERN ASIA JUNIORS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS Irregular Queen's Pawn - Franco-Indian |
0-1 | A40 | |
| 2017.05.30 | PALASIGUE, Gal Brien (1999) vs (2065) ERESE, James Michael EASTERN ASIA JUNIORS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS Reti |
1/2-1/2 | A04 | |
| 2017.05.29 | ERESE, James Michael (2065) vs (2430) TIN, Jingyao EASTERN ASIA JUNIORS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS Modern Benoni Classical |
0-1 | A70 | |
| 2017.05.28 | ERESE, James Michael (2065) vs (1715) MORDIDO, Justine Diego EASTERN ASIA JUNIORS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS Benoni |
1/2-1/2 | A56 | |
| 2017.05.27 | QUIZON, Daniel (2140) vs (2065) ERESE, James Michael EASTERN ASIA JUNIORS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS French Closed Tarrasch |
1-0 | C06 | |
| 2016.06.28 | James, Michael (2054) vs (1660) Kleinsmidt, Cherwin 8th FASU Games 2016 Blitz Scotch - Scotch Schmid |
1-0 | C45 | |
| 2016.06.28 | Mohlala, Walter (1303) vs (2054) James, Michael 8th FASU Games 2016 Blitz Sicilian Closed |
0-1 | B23 | |
| 2016.06.28 | James, Michael (2054) vs (1843) Willenberg, Shane C. 8th FASU Games 2016 Blitz King's Indian Fianchetto (Panno) |
1-0 | E63 | |
| 2016.06.28 | Bosane, Innocent (1673) vs (2054) James, Michael 8th FASU Games 2016 Blitz Sicilian Open - Two Knights |
0-1 | B56 | |
| 2016.06.28 | James, Michael (2054) vs Klo, Joel Deladem Kwame 8th FASU Games 2016 Blitz Sicilian - Alatortsev |
1-0 | B53 | |
| 2016.06.28 | Mnguni, Jacob Dumisani (2150) vs (2054) James, Michael 8th FASU Games 2016 Blitz Indian Knight - Spielmann |
1-0 | A46 | |
| 2016.06.28 | James, Michael (2054) vs (1970) Mapini, Otsile 8th FASU Games 2016 Blitz Sicilian |
0-1 | B30 | |
| 2016.06.28 | Lekgau, Mothupi (1956) vs (2054) James, Michael 8th FASU Games 2016 Blitz Sicilian O'Kelly |
1-0 | B28 | |
| 2016.06.28 | James, Michael (2054) vs Mbulo, Paul 8th FASU Games 2016 Blitz Scotch - Scotch |
1-0 | C45 | |
| 2016.06.28 | Jamela, Mcarthur vs (2054) James, Michael 8th FASU Games 2016 Blitz Neo-Indian |
0-1 | E00 | |
| 2016.06.30 | James, Michael (2054) vs (2150) Mnguni, Jacob Dumisani 8th FASU Games 2016 French Closed Tarrasch |
1-0 | C05 | |
| 2016.06.29 | Kleinsmidt, Cherwin (1660) vs (2054) James, Michael 8th FASU Games 2016 Sicilian Barnes (Russian) |
0-1 | B46 | |
| 2016.06.29 | James, Michael (2054) vs Tumelano, Lesabe 8th FASU Games 2016 French |
1-0 | C01 | |
| 2016.06.28 | Seforo, Katlano (1951) vs (2054) James, Michael 8th FASU Games 2016 Sicilian |
1-0 | B40 | |
| 2016.06.27 | James, Michael (2054) vs (1673) Bosane, Innocent 8th FASU Games 2016 Indian Knight - Catalan |
1-0 | D02 | |
| 2016.06.27 | Dube, Mika vs (2054) James, Michael 8th FASU Games 2016 Sicilian |
0-1 | B33 | |
| 2016.01.10 | James, Michael (2031) vs (2168) Klaasen, Calvin South African Inter Region Championship 2015 Indian |
0-1 | A45 | |
| 2016.01.10 | Hendriksz, Gabriel (1696) vs (2031) James, Michael South African Inter Region Championship 2015 Sicilian |
0-1 | B50 | |
| 2016.01.09 | James, Michael (2031) vs (2022) Ristovic, Dmitar South African Inter Region Championship 2015 Caro-Kann Knight Classical |
1/2-1/2 | B18 | |
| 2016.01.09 | James, Michael (2031) vs (1827) February, Jesse South African Inter Region Championship 2015 Catalan Irregular - Gambit |
0-1 | E01 | |
| 2016.01.09 | James, Michael (2031) vs (1554) Van Wyk, Anton South African Inter Region Championship 2015 Sicilian Scheveningen Najdorf (Amsterdam) |
1-0 | B93 | |
| 2015.07.11 | Takawira, Erick (2153) vs (2008) James, Michael South African Open 2015 Sicilian |
0-1 | B33 | |
| 2015.07.10 | James, Michael (2008) vs (2099) Strydom, Johan South African Open 2015 Sicilian Scheveningen Najdorf - Byrne |
1/2-1/2 | B90 | |
| 2015.07.09 | Van Zyl-Rudd, Jack (1693) vs (2008) James, Michael South African Open 2015 King's Indian Yugoslav |
0-1 | E97 | |
| 2015.07.08 | James, Michael (2008) vs (2126) Masango, Spencer South African Open 2015 Scotch - Scotch Schmid (Mieses) |
0-1 | C45 | |
| 2015.07.07 | Chulis, Alexander (2170) vs (2008) James, Michael South African Open 2015 Sicilian - Keres |
1/2-1/2 | B20 | |
| 2015.07.06 | Cawdery, Daniel (2428) vs (2008) James, Michael South African Open 2015 Sicilian |
1-0 | B33 | |
| 2015.07.05 | James, Michael (2008) vs (1531) Green, Guy South African Open 2015 Spanish Morphy - Wormald |
1-0 | C77 | |
| 2015.07.05 | Goredema, Dione (1543) vs (2008) James, Michael South African Open 2015 English Agincourt - Blumenfeld Gambit (Accepted) |
0-1 | E10 | |
| 2015.07.04 | James, Michael (2008) vs (2254) Van Den Heever, Donovan South African Open 2015 Pirc - Czech |
1-0 | B07 | |
| 2015.07.04 | James, Michael (2008) vs (2337) Bwalya, Gillan South African Open 2015 Sicilian Scheveningen Najdorf - Byrne |
1/2-1/2 | B90 | |
| 2015.04.27 | Mnguni, Jacob Dumisani (1941) vs (1971) James, Michael 2015 USSA Closed Chess Irregular Queen's Pawn - Blumenfeld |
1-0 | E10 | |
| 2015.04.26 | James, Michael (1971) vs (2011) Bornheim, Craig 2015 USSA Closed Chess Sicilian Scheveningen Najdorf - Byrne |
1-0 | B90 | |
| 2015.04.26 | Lekgau, Mothupi (1883) vs (1971) James, Michael 2015 USSA Closed Chess Sicilian |
1/2-1/2 | B33 | |
| 2015.04.25 | James, Michael (1971) vs (1903) Chettiar, Evasan 2015 USSA Closed Chess Spanish Open |
1-0 | C80 | |
| 2015.04.25 | Pon, Matt (2138) vs (1971) James, Michael 2015 USSA Closed Chess King's Indian Schwarz |
1/2-1/2 | E70 | |
| 2015.04.24 | James, Michael (1971) vs (1635) Jairosi, Isheunesu 2015 USSA Closed Chess Spanish Berlin |
1/2-1/2 | C65 | |
| 2015.04.24 | Mafanya, Kulasande (1895) vs (1971) James, Michael 2015 USSA Closed Chess Irregular Queen's Pawn - Franco-Indian |
0-1 | A40 | |
| 2015.04.23 | James, Michael (1971) vs (1874) Modi, Jaishil Bhadrashil 2015 USSA Closed Chess Indian Knight - Spielmann |
1-0 | A46 | |
| 2015.04.23 | Beekrum, Rahul (1646) vs (1971) James, Michael 2015 USSA Closed Chess Sicilian Paulsen |
0-1 | B43 | |
| 2015.04.15 | ERESE, James Michael (1896) vs (2100) PANGILINAN, Stephen Rome 2015 NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Slav |
1/2-1/2 | D10 | |
| 2015.04.15 | PEPITO, Jeremy (1940) vs (1896) ERESE, James Michael 2015 NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP French - Exchange |
1/2-1/2 | C01 | |
| 2015.04.15 | ERESE, James Michael (1896) vs (1974) CARESOSA, Japheth Aaron 2015 NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP King's Indian Classical - Gligoric |
0-1 | E92 | |
| 2015.04.15 | COMENDADOR, Marc Jason (1860) vs (1896) ERESE, James Michael 2015 NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP French Advance - Paulsen |
1-0 | C02 | |
| 2015.04.15 | SARNO, Billy Joel (1824) vs (1896) ERESE, James Michael 2015 NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Irregular Queen's Pawn - Englund |
1-0 | A40 | |
| 2015.04.15 | ERESE, James Michael (1896) vs (1946) TELESFORO, Cyril Felrod 2015 NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Queen's Indian Spassky |
0-1 | E14 | |
| 2015.04.15 | PLACENCIA, Kurt John (1938) vs (1896) ERESE, James Michael 2015 NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP French - Exchange |
1/2-1/2 | C01 | |
| 2015.04.15 | ERESE, James Michael (1896) vs (1976) PALMA, Lee Roi 2015 NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Queen's Indian Spassky |
1-0 | E14 | |
| 2015.04.15 | BORGONIA, Duanne (1938) vs (1896) ERESE, James Michael 2015 NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Irregular Queen's Pawn - Franco-Indian |
1/2-1/2 | A40 | |
| 2014.01.10 | Govindasamy, Nashlen (1944) vs (1896) James, Michael SA Closed Chess Championship Reti |
1/2-1/2 | A04 | |
| 2014.01.09 | James, Michael (1896) vs Nkosi, Dumisa Jacob SA Closed Chess Championship Pirc - Schlechter |
1-0 | B08 | |
| 2014.01.08 | Bezuidenhout, Roland (2030) vs (1896) James, Michael SA Closed Chess Championship Sicilian |
0-1 | B33 | |
| 2014.01.07 | Kuhlase, Makhosonke Matthiolus vs (1896) James, Michael SA Closed Chess Championship Indian |
1/2-1/2 | A45 | |
| 2014.01.06 | James, Michael (1896) vs Solomons, Remondo T. SA Closed Chess Championship Sicilian Barnes (Russian) |
1-0 | B46 | |
| 2014.01.05 | Mashope, Mpho D. vs (1896) James, Michael SA Closed Chess Championship Sicilian Closed |
0-1 | B23 | |
| 2014.01.05 | James, Michael (1896) vs Klein, Bernand A. SA Closed Chess Championship Caro-Kann - Advance |
1-0 | B12 | |
| 2014.01.04 | Gandhi, Mqiniselo vs (1896) James, Michael SA Closed Chess Championship Sicilian Scheveningen (Paulsen) |
0-1 | B84 | |
| 2011.06.24 | James, Michael (1932) vs (2157) Anderson, Gavin A Commonwealth & South African Open 2011 Caro-Kann - Knight |
0-1 | B15 | |
| 2011.06.24 | James, Michael (1932) vs (1731) Alberts, Jaco A Commonwealth & South African Open 2011 Spanish Chigorin - Panov |
1-0 | C99 | |
| 2011.06.24 | Makhushini, Moses J (1731) vs (1932) James, Michael Commonwealth & South African Open 2011 King's Indian |
1/2-1/2 | E61 | |
| 2011.06.24 | Subbaraman, Meenakshi (2317) vs (1932) James, Michael Commonwealth & South African Open 2011 English Anglo-Indian (Queen's Knight) - Bronstein |
1-0 | E62 | |
| 2011.06.24 | James, Michael (1932) vs (1508) Chabalala, Whisper Commonwealth & South African Open 2011 French Tarrasch (Guimard) |
1-0 | C04 | |
| 2011.06.24 | Guo, Hong-Da Tony (1628) vs (1932) James, Michael Commonwealth & South African Open 2011 Reti |
0-1 | A04 | |
| 2011.06.24 | James, Michael (1932) vs (2343) Karavade, Eesha Commonwealth & South African Open 2011 Sicilian Scheveningen (Sozin) - Lipnitsky |
0-1 | B87 | |
| 2011.06.24 | James, Michael (1932) vs (1473) van Zyl, Charlize Commonwealth & South African Open 2011 Sicilian Yugoslav Dragon |
1-0 | B78 |
Michael James - Other possible chess games
| Date | Players & Opening | Result | ECO | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015.07.11 | Takawira, Erick (2153) vs (2008) James, Michael South African Open 2015 Sicilian |
0-1 | B33 | |
| 2015.07.10 | James, Michael (2008) vs Strydom, Johan South African Open 2015 Sicilian Scheveningen Najdorf - Byrne |
1/2-1/2 | B90 | |
| 2015.07.09 | Van Zyl-Rudd, Jack (1693) vs (2008) James, Michael South African Open 2015 King's Indian Yugoslav |
0-1 | E97 | |
| 2015.07.08 | James, Michael (2008) vs (2126) Masango, S. South African Open 2015 Scotch - Scotch Schmid (Mieses) |
0-1 | C45 | |
| 2015.07.07 | Chulis, A. (2170) vs (2008) James, Michael South African Open 2015 Sicilian - Keres |
1/2-1/2 | B20 | |
| 2015.07.06 | Cawdery, D. (2428) vs (2008) James, Michael South African Open 2015 Sicilian |
1-0 | B33 | |
| 2015.07.05 | James, Michael (2008) vs Green, Guy South African Open 2015 Spanish Morphy - Wormald |
1-0 | C77 | |
| 2015.07.05 | Goredema, Dione vs (2008) James, Michael South African Open 2015 English Agincourt - Blumenfeld Gambit (Accepted) |
0-1 | E10 | |
| 2015.07.04 | James, Michael (2008) vs (2254) Van den Heever, D. South African Open 2015 Pirc - Czech |
1-0 | B07 | |
| 2015.07.04 | James, Michael (2008) vs (2337) Bwalya, Gillan South African Open 2015 Sicilian Scheveningen Najdorf - Byrne |
1/2-1/2 | B90 | |
| 2019.12.08 | James, Michael (1929) vs (2209) Hercules, B ch-RSA 2019 Sicilian Rauzer (Modern) |
1-0 | B66 | |
| 2019.12.10 | James, Michael (1929) vs (2148) Khumalo, Keith ch-RSA 2019 Indian Knight |
0-1 | A46 | |
| 2019.12.13 | Pon, M (2189) vs (1929) James, Michael ch-RSA 2019 Sicilian |
1-0 | B40 | |
| 2019.12.16 | James, Michael (1929) vs (2247) Klaasen, C ch-RSA 2019 Sicilian Closed - Zukertort |
0-1 | B23 | |
| 2019.12.17 | Bezuidenhout, Roland (2200) vs (1929) James, Michael ch-RSA 2019 Sicilian |
1-0 | B40 | |
| 2019.12.09 | Bhawoodien, Mohamed Ozayr (2129) vs (1929) James, Michael ch-RSA 2019 Nimzo-Indian St. Petersburg Rubinstein - Reshevsky |
1/2-1/2 | E46 | |
| 2019.12.11 | Barrish, Daniel (2363) vs (1929) James, Michael ch-RSA 2019 Modern Benoni Knight's Tour |
0-1 | A61 | |
| 2019.12.12 | James, Michael (1929) vs (2373) Solomon, K ch-RSA 2019 Scotch - Scotch Schmid |
1-0 | C45 | |
| 2019.12.14 | James, Michael (1929) vs (2342) Kobese, W ch-RSA 2019 Two Knights Anti-Lange - Open (Scotch) |
0-1 | C56 | |
| 2019.12.07 | James, Michael (1929) vs (1943) Gluckman, Paul ch-RSA 2019 Sicilian - Pelikan |
0-1 | B33 | |
| 2019.12.15 | De Abreu, Roberto N (2126) vs (1929) James, Michael ch-RSA 2019 King's Indian Fianchetto (Panno) - Gruenfeld |
0-1 | E63 | |
| 2013.07.13 | James, Michael (1896) vs Mendes, Braulio Commonwealth & RSA Open Reti King's Indian |
1-0 | A08 | |
| 2013.07.11 | James, Michael (1896) vs (2116) Bhawoodien, S. Commonwealth & RSA Open Scotch - Scotch Schmid (Mieses) |
0-1 | C45 | |
| 2013.07.09 | James, Michael (1896) vs (2301) Soumya, Sw Commonwealth & RSA Open Gruenfeld Kemeri (Bogolubov) |
0-1 | D78 | |
| 2013.07.07 | Gluckman, D. (2250) vs (1896) James, Michael Commonwealth & RSA Open Gruenfeld Exchange - Modern |
1/2-1/2 | D85 | |
| 2013.02.18 | Benjamin, Joe (2530) vs Bury, Michael James US Amateur Team East 2013 Spanish Morphy - Classical |
1-0 | C70 | |
| 2013.02.16 | Hamilton, Linus Ul vs Bury, Michael James US Amateur Team East 2013 Vienna - Lange (Gambit) |
1-0 | C25 | |
| 2002.02.18 | Mullanphy, John vs Bury, Michael James US Amateur Team East King's Knight - Scotch Gambit |
1/2-1/2 | C44 | |
| 2004.02.15 | Bury, Michael James vs Hutama, Sandi US Amateur Team East Sicilian Center Game - Larsen |
0-1 | B21 | |
| 2005.03.20 | Bellizzi, Douglas vs Bury, Michael James US Amateur Team East Two Knights - Modern Bishop |
1-0 | C55 | |
| 2005.03.19 | Bury, Michael James vs (2152) Feuerstein, A. US Amateur Team East Sicilian Closed |
0-1 | B23 | |
| 2008.02.16 | Bisguier, A. (2244) vs Bury, Michael James US Amateur Team-ch East Two Knights - Modern Bishop |
1-0 | C55 | |
| 2007.06.30 | James, Michael vs (2258) Levitt, M. South African Open Irregular King's Pawn - Owen |
0-1 | B00 | |
| 2007.02.17 | Bisguier, A. (2248) vs Bury, Michael James US Amateur Team East Benoni |
0-1 | A56 |