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Minnican, Alan

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FIDEFIDE 2400987· Male· Scotland· Born in 1964

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Alan Minnican, a 62-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2045 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 10 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6, 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 3 and 4, and III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 50. He had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 14 months (2005–2006), 13 months (2010–2011), 12 months (2011–2012), 13 months (2013–2015) and 54 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2191 was reached at age 38 (Apr 2002); he also reached Scottish #20 in Apr 2022.

Current rating

2045

Standard

Rpd2073·Blz2098

All-time high

2191

146 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 38

Activity

33

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,359 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
7th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2056
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
2037 → 2089
Feb 2024
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #20
at age 58 · rated 2115
Apr 2022
4th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2115
Apr 2022
2017
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 2105 → returned at 2115
Jun 2017
2016
5th Scottish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2135
May 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50
perf 2108 (+73) · 3/7 · #127
Evolution
-11
20562045
Tournaments
8
42 games
Score
19.5/ 4246.4%
10W19D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20263/7#1272108+10.2
Team
Feb 20261/2#282046+0.6
Team
Nov 20251/2#331985-3.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/8#112052+3.8
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#381876-8.6
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/9#332080+8.2
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#562040-21.8
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/7#562072+2.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: Over 50 (-21.8 Elo, finished #56).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#60
out of 459 players
Europe
#15,690
in continent
World
#21,359
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
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2,305
9
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2,301
10
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2,276
...
60🇬🇧Minnican, Alan2,045
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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15690🇬🇧Minnican, Alan2,045
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
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
21359🇬🇧Minnican, Alan2,045