Dien James
NAM · FIDE ID 15209539 · 26 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1588
#59 in NAM (active)
Rapid
1456
#90 in NAM (active)
Blitz
1545
#51 in NAM (active)
Score
17%
4 W · 1 D · 21 L
Opp. avg
1757
Last 26 games
Last game
2025-09-13
Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Championship | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 92% of games (scores 14%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...d5 in 9 of 10 games (Scandinavian Defense), scoring 22%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack as White, only 0% in 3 games.
Based on 26 over-the-board games (5 blitz · 1 classical). 12 with White (13%), 14 with Black (21%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 11 | 14% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack | 3 | 0% |
| Scotch Game: Lolli Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Scotch Game: Classical Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 9 | 22% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 100% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Bird Opening | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-13 | Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge (1696) Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Championship | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-09-12 | Shadipeni Precious Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Championship | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-09-12 | Junior Nafimane Heita (1796) Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Championship | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-09-12 | Chanda Nsakanya (1965) Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Championship | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-09-12 | Kelvin Chumfwa (2178) Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Championship | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-09-12 | Frederick Cronje Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Championship | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-09-10 | Dante M Beukes (2240) Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Championship | Open | L |
| 2024-11-26 | Otieno Giovanni Farina FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2024 | Open U10 | W |
| 2024-11-25 | Lucas Pereira Santos FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2024 | Open U10 | L |
| 2024-11-24 | Abdulla Ali Almansoori FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2024 | Open U10 | L |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.