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Mcgowan, Daniel
🇬🇧FIDE 2401479· Male· Scotland· Born in 1986
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Daniel Mcgowan, a 40-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2117 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Jun 2022 and Dec 2023. Recent appearance: Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2168 was reached at age 30 (Dec 2016); he also reached Scottish #21 in Jun 2022.
At junior level, he reached #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2117
Standard
Rpd2091·Blz2166
All-time high
2168
−51 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 30
Dec 2016 · age 30
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,849 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
Apr 2025
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #21
at age 36 · rated 2111
Jun 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Jun 2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2111 → returned at 2117
Jun 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
Dec 2021
2016
All-time peak 2168
at age 30 · −51 from today
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
2103 → 2117
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #25 | 2069 | -3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2836 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2880 | +9.4 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#40
out of 459 players
Europe
#10,021
in continent
World
#13,849
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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