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Maxwell, Alistair

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FIDEFIDE 2401193· Male· Scotland· Born in 1965

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Alistair Maxwell, a 61-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2073 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 71 months (2005–2011), 56 months (2011–2016), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final and Ayr Open 2025. His peak of 2120 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2001); he also reached Scottish #36 in Feb 2022.

Current rating

2073

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2120

−47 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 36

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 8%

#18,068 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
6th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2073
May 2026
2023
6th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2109
Dec 2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2109 → returned at 2083
Apr 2023
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #36
at age 57 · rated 2103
Feb 2022
2020
7th Scottish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2103
Oct 2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2103 → returned at 2109
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Ash 1,830
Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final · Apr 2026 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-6
2079 → 2073
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMichael Ash1,830·Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final·R2·+4.0
2.[W]vsTushar Roul1,802·Ayr Open 2025·R1·+3.5
3.[W]vsOscar Yip1,527·Ayr Open 2025·R5·+0.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsYevgeni Sprenger de la IglesiaCM2,145·Ayr Open 2025·R3·-7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20261/1#22630+4.0
Ayr Open 2025
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/4#162151-10.2

Rankings

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Scotland
#54
out of 460 players
Europe
#13,222
in continent
World
#18,068
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2,456
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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2,334
7
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2,323
8
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2,306
9
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2,294
10
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2,278
...
54🇬🇧Maxwell, Alistair2,073
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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13222🇬🇧Maxwell, Alistair2,073
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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18068🇬🇧Maxwell, Alistair2,073