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Lothian, Robert

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FIDEFIDE 2401835· Male· Scotland· Born in 1964

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Robert Lothian, a 62-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2021. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 3 years. 38 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, and Aberdeen Congress Open 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2006–2009) and 78 months (2009–2016). His peak of 2152 was reached at age 41 (Jul 2005); he also reached Scottish #26 in May 2022.

Current rating

2021

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1997

All-time high

2152

−131 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 41

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#24,429

#24,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 61
Jun 2025
8th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2043
May 2025
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #26
at age 58 · rated 2052
May 2022
2020
6th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2073
Oct 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Mar 2018
2016
6th Scottish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2130
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andrew J MuirIM 2,150
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8 · Mar 2026 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
-8
2029 → 2021
Tournaments
8
29 games
Score
15.5/ 2953.4%
10W11D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Perth Congress 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
May 20264/7#161961-10.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#102771+8.2
Aberdeen Congress Open 2026
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/5#91912-16.4
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#132082+7.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#142236+11.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20261/2#212090+4.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/2#431439-9.2
3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Open
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/5#7—-3.0
Worst Elo result: Aberdeen Congress Open 2026 (-16.4 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#68
out of 459 players
Europe
#18,014
in continent
World
#24,429
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Scotland
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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68🇬🇧Lothian, Robert2,021
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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18014🇬🇧Lothian, Robert2,021
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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24429🇬🇧Lothian, Robert2,021