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Muir, Andrew J
IM🇬🇧FIDE 2400138· Male· Scotland· Born in 1958
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Andrew J Muir, a 68-year-old Scottish International Master, is rated 2137 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2136 and 2214 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈16/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 2 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Glasgow Qualifier) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2021–2023) and 12 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2367 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2007, Scottish #9 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 43).
Current rating
2137
Standard
Rpd2296·Blz2192
All-time high
2367
−230 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 49
Oct 2007 · age 49
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,264 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
2nd Scottish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2214
Nov 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2214 → returned at 2194
Dec 2023
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2244 → returned at 2244
Dec 2021
2019
2nd Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2271
Oct 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 60
Jan 2018
2014
3rd Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2326
Jul 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2157 → 2137
Tournaments
9
19 games
Score
7/ 1936.8%
3W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #9 | 2179 | +0.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #33 | 1394 | -4.3 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #9 | 1891 | -3.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 2020 | -3.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 1844 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 2198 | +1.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2172 | +0.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2283 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/7 | #194 | 1908 | -13.1 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#34
out of 459 players
Europe
#8,825
in continent
World
#12,264
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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