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MacDonald, Duncan

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FIDEFIDE 1804758· Male· Wales· Born in 2004

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Duncan Macdonald, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1929 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 28-month break between Mar 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9 and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2. He reached #45 nationally in May 2026.

At junior level, he reached #2, #5, #5 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1929

Standard

Rpd1662·Blz1865

All-time high

1929

at best
May 2026 · age 22

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#41,234

#41,234 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #45
at age 22 · rated 1929
May 2026
All-time peak 1929
at age 22
May 2026
2024
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1891
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+310 Elo)
1546 → 1856
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Edwin A Spencer 2,110
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
+6
1923 → 1929
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsCarey GrovesWFM1,924·2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9·R9·+9.9
2.[D]vsEdwin A Spencer2,110·2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2·R2·+5.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsWilliam Rutherford1,957·2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2·R1·-8.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#122724+10.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#321843-4.2

Rankings

/
Wales
#45
out of 269 players
Europe
#30,430
in continent
World
#41,234
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Wales
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3
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2,255
4
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2,201
5
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2,199
6
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2,176
7
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2,171
8
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2,159
9
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2,156
10
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2,137
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45🇬🇧MacDonald, Duncan1,929
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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30430🇬🇧MacDonald, Duncan1,929
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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41234🇬🇧MacDonald, Duncan1,929