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Ruxton, Keith

FM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 2400243· Male· Scotland· Born in 1970

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Keith Ruxton, a 56-year-old Scottish FIDE Master, is rated 2267 and ranked 11th among Scottish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2007) and 156 months (2009–2022). Recent appearances: Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final and Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final. Also played 1 blitz event (including Edinburgh Chess Club Open Blitz) recently. His peak of 2324 was reached at age 52 (Aug 2022); he also reached Scottish #7 in Dec 2022 and spent 25 months in Scottish top 10.

Awarded FM in 2007 (age 37).

Current rating

2267

Standard

Rpd2289·Blz2316

All-time high

2324

−57 pts below
Aug 2022 · age 52

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#11

#11 · Scottish players · of 393
25 months in National top 10 (2022–2026)

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
25 months in national top 10
longest streak 16 months · since Aug 2022
Mar 2026
2nd Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2287
Jan 2026
2023
1st Scottish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2324
Apr 2023
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #7
at age 52 · rated 2324
Dec 2022
All-time peak 2324
at age 52 · −48 from today
Aug 2022
2009
Inactive for 156 months
paused at 2316 → returned at 2324
Jul 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs George Marwan Vayanos 2,115
Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final · Apr 2026 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-20
2287 → 2267
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsKanishka BhatiaWCM1,999·Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final·R1·-16.5
2.[L]vsKetevan Arakhamia-GrantGM2,306·Richardson Cup 2026 Final·R3·-8.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Richardson Cup 2026 Final
Team
May 20260/1#151506-9.2
Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20261/1#52915+5.8
Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20260/1#371199-16.8
Worst Elo result: Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final (-16.8 Elo, finished #37).

Rankings

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Scotland
#11
out of 459 players
Europe
#3,527
in continent
World
#5,209
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
🇬🇧Abdulla, MuradFollow Murad AbdullaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
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2,276
...
11🇬🇧Ruxton, Keith2,267
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
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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
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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3527🇬🇧Ruxton, Keith2,267
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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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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5209🇬🇧Ruxton, Keith2,267