FMJames A Chirilov

USA Born 2008 Male
FIDE ID
30976677
USCF ID
16480806

About James A Chirilov

James Chirilov shared the 2022 North Carolina state championship with Dean Ippolito and Vishnu Vanapalli. In 2024 he won the Charlotte Chess Center Championship with a perfect five points from five games, defeating Vanapalli in the final round. He received the FIDE Master title in 2024.

Ratings

2288

Classical

Published FIDE

2181

Rapid

Published FIDE

2316

Blitz

Published FIDE

2399

USCF Regular

Published US Chess

Official classical ranks

World rank
#4501
National rank · USA
#188

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2339 Aug 2024
Recorded years
2021–2026
Archived games
187

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Rating history

USCF rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
51 2026-01-18 Charlotte Open 2026 Charlotte USA 3.2 Lazaro Bruzon Batista James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 78 Open
52 2026-01-17 Charlotte Open 2026 Charlotte USA 2.8 James A Chirilov Alex Haoning Chu 1-0 38 Open
53 2026-01-17 Charlotte Open 2026 Charlotte USA 1.9 Evan Bates James A Chirilov 0-1 66 Open
54 2025-11-25 CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA 9.3 Shankar Gauri James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 68 Open
55 2025-11-24 CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA 8.4 James A Chirilov Harshid Kunka 1/2-1/2 104 Open
56 2025-11-24 CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA 7.2 Rose Atwell James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 58 Open
57 2025-11-23 CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA 6.5 James A Chirilov Viktor Matviishen 1/2-1/2 6 Open
58 2025-11-23 CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA 5.1 James A Chirilov Luka Budisavljevic 0-1 84 Open
59 2025-11-22 CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA 4.5 Linxi Zhu James A Chirilov 1-0 77 Open
60 2025-11-22 CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA 3.2 James A Chirilov Tanguy Ringoir 0-1 34 Open
61 2025-11-21 CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA 2.4 Eshaan Hebbar James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 47 Open
62 2025-11-21 CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA 1.3 James A Chirilov Sai Krishna G V 1/2-1/2 56 Open
63 2025-09-28 Charlotte Fall Open 2025 Charlotte USA 5.1 James A Chirilov Jianchao Zhou 0-1 53 Open
64 2025-09-28 Charlotte Fall Open 2025 Charlotte USA 4.4 Advik Prasanna James A Chirilov 0-1 23 Open
65 2025-09-01 CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025 Charlotte USA 9.3 James A Chirilov Graham Horobetz 1-0 97 Open
66 2025-09-01 CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025 Charlotte USA 8.3 Andrew Jing James A Chirilov 1-0 33 Open
67 2025-08-31 CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025 Charlotte USA 7.4 James A Chirilov Alexander Matros 1/2-1/2 34 Open
68 2025-08-31 CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025 Charlotte USA 6.1 Rose Atwell James A Chirilov 1-0 39 Open
69 2025-08-30 CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025 Charlotte USA 5.5 James A Chirilov Lucius Melillo 0-1 25 Open
70 2025-08-30 CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025 Charlotte USA 4.1 Karolis Juksta James A Chirilov 1-0 31 Open
71 2025-08-29 CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025 Charlotte USA 3.5 Logan C Shafer James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 82 Open
72 2025-08-29 CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025 Charlotte USA 2.2 James A Chirilov L M S T De Silva 0-1 22 Open
73 2025-08-28 CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025 Charlotte USA 1.4 Ethan Song James A Chirilov 0-1 43 Open
74 2025-08-13 12th Washington Int 2025 Rockville USA 9.12 Roman Pyrih James A Chirilov 1-0 47 Open
75 2025-08-12 12th Washington Int 2025 Rockville USA 8.14 Eugene Perelshteyn James A Chirilov 0-1 67 Open
76 2025-08-11 12th Washington Int 2025 Rockville USA 5.19 James A Chirilov Eric Liu 0-1 73 Open
77 2025-08-10 12th Washington Int 2025 Rockville USA 4.16 Craig Hilby James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 29 Open
78 2025-08-10 12th Washington Int 2025 Rockville USA 3.18 James A Chirilov Gil Popilski 1/2-1/2 43 Open
79 2025-08-09 12th Washington Int 2025 Rockville USA 1.2 James A Chirilov Jianchao Zhou 1/2-1/2 20 Open
80 2025-06-15 Carolinas Classic 2025 Charlotte USA 5.5 James A Chirilov Mendes Aaron Reeve 1/2-1/2 44 Open
81 2025-06-15 Carolinas Classic 2025 Charlotte USA 4.1 Josiah Stearman James A Chirilov 1-0 36 Open
82 2025-06-14 Carolinas Classic 2025 Charlotte USA 3.5 James A Chirilov Sophie Li 1-0 51 Open
83 2025-06-14 Carolinas Classic 2025 Charlotte USA 2.7 Zachary Pan James A Chirilov 0-1 65 Open
84 2025-05-22 34th Chicago Open 2025 Chicago USA 1.1 Awonder Liang James A Chirilov 1-0 62 Open
85 2025-04-20 Charlotte Spring IMB 2025 Charlotte USA 9.3 Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 5 Open
86 2025-04-20 Charlotte Spring IMB 2025 Charlotte USA 8.4 James A Chirilov James Le Nguyen 0-1 37 Open
87 2025-04-19 Charlotte Spring IMB 2025 Charlotte USA 7.2 Graham Horobetz James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 52 Open
88 2025-04-19 Charlotte Spring IMB 2025 Charlotte USA 6.3 James A Chirilov Martha L. Fierro Baquero 1/2-1/2 44 Open
89 2025-04-18 Charlotte Spring IMB 2025 Charlotte USA 5.1 James A Chirilov Nitesh Cherukuri 0-1 42 Open
90 2025-04-18 Charlotte Spring IMB 2025 Charlotte USA 4.4 P Michelle Catherina James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 61 Open
91 2025-04-17 Charlotte Spring IMB 2025 Charlotte USA 3.5 James A Chirilov Dina Belenkaya 0-1 53 Open
92 2025-04-17 Charlotte Spring IMB 2025 Charlotte USA 2.4 Emil Stefanov James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 54 Open
93 2025-04-16 Charlotte Spring IMB 2025 Charlotte USA 1.3 James A Chirilov Andrew Wu 1-0 38 Open
94 2025-02-17 NY IMB President's Day New York USA 9.1 Oliver Barbosa James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 15 Open
95 2025-02-17 NY IMB President's Day New York USA 8.1 James A Chirilov Logan Brain 1-0 52 Open
96 2025-02-16 NY IMB President's Day New York USA 7.1 Jonathan Sigfredo Subervi James A Chirilov 0-1 48 Open
97 2025-02-16 NY IMB President's Day New York USA 6.1 James A Chirilov Leonid Yudasin 1/2-1/2 17 Open
98 2025-02-15 NY IMB President's Day New York USA 5.1 C.S. Rajesh James A Chirilov 0-1 50 Open
99 2025-02-15 NY IMB President's Day New York USA 4.1 James A Chirilov Bryan Enming Lin 1/2-1/2 46 Open
100 2025-02-14 NY IMB President's Day New York USA 3.1 Carter Ho James A Chirilov 1/2-1/2 64 Open
  1. vs Lazaro Bruzon BatistaDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-01-18 · Round 3.2Charlotte Open 2026
  2. vs Alex Haoning ChuWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-17 · Round 2.8Charlotte Open 2026
  3. vs Evan BatesWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-17 · Round 1.9Charlotte Open 2026
  4. vs Shankar GauriDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-25 · Round 9.3CCCSA Fall GMA 2025
  5. vs Harshid KunkaDraw · ½–½White · 2025-11-24 · Round 8.4CCCSA Fall GMA 2025
  6. vs Rose AtwellDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-24 · Round 7.2CCCSA Fall GMA 2025
  7. vs Viktor MatviishenDraw · ½–½White · 2025-11-23 · Round 6.5CCCSA Fall GMA 2025
  8. vs Luka BudisavljevicLost · 0-1White · 2025-11-23 · Round 5.1CCCSA Fall GMA 2025
  9. vs Linxi ZhuLost · 1-0Black · 2025-11-22 · Round 4.5CCCSA Fall GMA 2025
  10. vs Tanguy RingoirLost · 0-1White · 2025-11-22 · Round 3.2CCCSA Fall GMA 2025
  11. vs Eshaan HebbarDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-21 · Round 2.4CCCSA Fall GMA 2025
  12. vs Sai Krishna G VDraw · ½–½White · 2025-11-21 · Round 1.3CCCSA Fall GMA 2025
  13. vs Jianchao ZhouLost · 0-1White · 2025-09-28 · Round 5.1Charlotte Fall Open 2025
  14. vs Advik PrasannaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-09-28 · Round 4.4Charlotte Fall Open 2025
  15. vs Graham HorobetzWon · 1-0White · 2025-09-01 · Round 9.3CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025
  16. vs Andrew JingLost · 1-0Black · 2025-09-01 · Round 8.3CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025
  17. vs Alexander MatrosDraw · ½–½White · 2025-08-31 · Round 7.4CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025
  18. vs Rose AtwellLost · 1-0Black · 2025-08-31 · Round 6.1CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025
  19. vs Lucius MelilloLost · 0-1White · 2025-08-30 · Round 5.5CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025
  20. vs Karolis JukstaLost · 1-0Black · 2025-08-30 · Round 4.1CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025
  21. vs Logan C ShaferDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-29 · Round 3.5CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025
  22. vs L M S T De SilvaLost · 0-1White · 2025-08-29 · Round 2.2CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025
  23. vs Ethan SongWon · 0-1Black · 2025-08-28 · Round 1.4CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025
  24. vs Roman PyrihLost · 1-0Black · 2025-08-13 · Round 9.1212th Washington Int 2025
  25. vs Eugene PerelshteynWon · 0-1Black · 2025-08-12 · Round 8.1412th Washington Int 2025
  26. vs Eric LiuLost · 0-1White · 2025-08-11 · Round 5.1912th Washington Int 2025
  27. vs Craig HilbyDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-10 · Round 4.1612th Washington Int 2025
  28. vs Gil PopilskiDraw · ½–½White · 2025-08-10 · Round 3.1812th Washington Int 2025
  29. vs Jianchao ZhouDraw · ½–½White · 2025-08-09 · Round 1.212th Washington Int 2025
  30. vs Mendes Aaron ReeveDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-15 · Round 5.5Carolinas Classic 2025
  31. vs Josiah StearmanLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-15 · Round 4.1Carolinas Classic 2025
  32. vs Sophie LiWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 3.5Carolinas Classic 2025
  33. vs Zachary PanWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-14 · Round 2.7Carolinas Classic 2025
  34. vs Awonder LiangLost · 1-0Black · 2025-05-22 · Round 1.134th Chicago Open 2025
  35. vs Cristhian Camilo Rios GomezDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-04-20 · Round 9.3Charlotte Spring IMB 2025
  36. vs James Le NguyenLost · 0-1White · 2025-04-20 · Round 8.4Charlotte Spring IMB 2025
  37. vs Graham HorobetzDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-04-19 · Round 7.2Charlotte Spring IMB 2025
  38. vs Martha L. Fierro BaqueroDraw · ½–½White · 2025-04-19 · Round 6.3Charlotte Spring IMB 2025
  39. vs Nitesh CherukuriLost · 0-1White · 2025-04-18 · Round 5.1Charlotte Spring IMB 2025
  40. vs P Michelle CatherinaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-04-18 · Round 4.4Charlotte Spring IMB 2025
  41. vs Dina BelenkayaLost · 0-1White · 2025-04-17 · Round 3.5Charlotte Spring IMB 2025
  42. vs Emil StefanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-04-17 · Round 2.4Charlotte Spring IMB 2025
  43. vs Andrew WuWon · 1-0White · 2025-04-16 · Round 1.3Charlotte Spring IMB 2025
  44. vs Oliver BarbosaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-02-17 · Round 9.1NY IMB President's Day
  45. vs Logan BrainWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-17 · Round 8.1NY IMB President's Day
  46. vs Jonathan Sigfredo SuberviWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-16 · Round 7.1NY IMB President's Day
  47. vs Leonid YudasinDraw · ½–½White · 2025-02-16 · Round 6.1NY IMB President's Day
  48. vs C.S. RajeshWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-15 · Round 5.1NY IMB President's Day
  49. vs Bryan Enming LinDraw · ½–½White · 2025-02-15 · Round 4.1NY IMB President's Day
  50. vs Carter HoDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-02-14 · Round 3.1NY IMB President's Day

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-095th Skyline OpenClassical4
2026-09-062026 Fall FIDE - BlitzBlitz4
2026-09-032026 Labor Day CCC GM Norm Invitational (38) - AClassical4

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