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Thomson, Craig S M

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FIDEFIDE 2400081· Male· Scotland· Born in 1963

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Craig S M Thomson, a 63-year-old Scottish FIDE Master, is rated 2195 and ranked 20th among Scottish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8. Also played 1 rapid (including Lothians Allegro Open 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Edinburgh Chess Club Open Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 58 months (2009–2014) and 82 months (2016–2023). His peak of 2324 was reached at age 46 (Sep 2009, Scottish #12 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 38).

Current rating

2195

Standard

Rpd2244·Blz2118

All-time high

2324

−129 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 46

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#20

#20 · Scottish players · of 393

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 63
Mar 2026
2024
2nd Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2256
Nov 2024
2023
2nd Scottish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2280
Sep 2023
2016
Inactive for 82 months
paused at 2284 → returned at 2288
Apr 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 52
Jul 2015
2014
3rd Scottish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2302
Nov 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Douglas M BrysonIM 2,298
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8 · Mar 2026 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-43
2238 → 2195
Tournaments
9
21 games
Score
12/ 2157.1%
8W8D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Richardson Cup 2026 Final
Team
May 20261/1#42923+8.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#72943+8.6
Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20260/1#281194-15.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#372034-8.8
Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20261/1#102663+2.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#142214+1.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#391934-14.8
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#142222+0.6
8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#112100-25.4
Worst Elo result: 8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Open (-25.4 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#20
out of 459 players
Europe
#5,943
in continent
World
#8,462
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2,460
2
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2,450
3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
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2,385
6
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2,332
7
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2,323
8
🇬🇧Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanFollow Ketevan Arakhamia-GrantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,305
9
🇬🇧Bryson, Douglas MFollow Douglas M BrysonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,301
10
🇬🇧Gourlay, IainFollow Iain GourlayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,276
...
20🇬🇧Thomson, Craig S M2,195
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
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2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
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5943🇬🇧Thomson, Craig S M2,195
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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8462🇬🇧Thomson, Craig S M2,195