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McDonald, Ian
🇬🇧FIDE 2401541· Male· Scotland· Born in 1996
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Ian Mcdonald, a 30-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2022 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 123 months (2012–2023) and 14 months (2023–2024). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 3 and 4. Also played 4 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Glasgow Qualifier) recently. He reached Scottish #66 in Mar 2026.
At junior level, he reached #6, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2022
Standard
Rpd1980·Blz2181
All-time high
2022
at best
May 2026 · age 30
May 2026 · age 30
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,292
#24,292 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2022
at age 30
May 2026
Peak Scottish rank: #66
at age 30 · rated 2011
Mar 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 30
Jan 2026
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1823 → returned at 1923
Mar 2023
100 career games
at age 27
Mar 2023
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1999 → 2022
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
3.5/ 487.5%
3W1D0L
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 | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2684 | +6.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 2184 | +4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2646 | +12.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Scotland
#67
out of 459 players
Europe
#17,905
in continent
World
#24,292
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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