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Paterson, Graham

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FIDEFIDE 2400804· Male· Scotland· Born in 1952

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Graham Paterson, a 74-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2197 — just 10 short of his peak of 2207 (Jul 2004, age 52) and ranked 17th among Scottish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003) and 236 months (2006–2026). Recent appearances: Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final and Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final. He reached Scottish #18 in Apr 2026.

Current rating

2197

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2207

−10 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 52

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#17

#17 · Scottish players · of 393

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Peak Scottish rank: #18
at age 74 · rated 2202
Apr 2026
1st Scottish 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 2202
Apr 2026
2006
Inactive for 236 months
paused at 2200 → returned at 2202
Jul 2006
2004
3rd Scottish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2207
Oct 2004
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Jul 2004
All-time peak 2207
at age 52 · −10 from today
Jul 2004

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Aditya Srivastava 1,809
Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final · Mar 2026 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
-3
2200 → 2197
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
1W2D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsAditya Srivastava1,809·Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final·R1·+1.9
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Spens Cup 2026 Final
Team
May 20260.5/1#92183-0.4
Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#181992-5.4
Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20261/1#22609+1.8

Rankings

/
Scotland
#17
out of 459 players
Europe
#5,864
in continent
World
#8,351
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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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
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2,305
9
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2,301
10
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2,276
...
17🇬🇧Paterson, Graham2,197
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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5864🇬🇧Paterson, Graham2,197
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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8351🇬🇧Paterson, Graham2,197