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Mcgowan, Daniel

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,850 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Richard Pixa 2,080
Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Januar 2026 · Jan 2026 · +9.1 Elo
Evolution
+14
2103 → 2117
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20262/3#252069-3.2
Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20261/1#122836+8.0
Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20261/1#212880+9.4

Rankings

/
Scotland
#41
out of 460 players
Europe
#10,034
in continent
World
#13,850
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
🇬🇧Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanFollow Ketevan Arakhamia-GrantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,306
9
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2,294
10
🇬🇧Gourlay, IainFollow Iain GourlayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,278
...
41🇬🇧Mcgowan, Daniel2,117
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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10034🇬🇧Mcgowan, Daniel2,117
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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13850🇬🇧Mcgowan, Daniel2,117