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Malkin, Kenneth

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FIDEFIDE 2401843· Male· Scotland· Born in 1968

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Kenneth Malkin, a 58-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1882. He has fluctuated between 1870 and 1934 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 9, Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 7 and 8. He had 5 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2008), 21 months (2008–2010), 59 months (2011–2016), 12 months (2022–2023) and 13 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2008 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2006); he also reached Scottish #40 in May 2022.

Current rating

1882

Standard

Rpd1927·Blz1925

All-time high

2008

−126 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 38

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#52,656

#52,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 57
May 2025
2024
19th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1934
Jun 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1890 → returned at 1903
Aug 2023
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #40
at age 54 · rated 1910
May 2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1910 → returned at 1891
May 2022
7th Scottish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1934
Mar 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Ayr Open 2025
perf 1955 (+74) · 3/5 · #15
Top opponent
vs Roderick M McKayIM 2,146
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026 · Mar 2026 · +6.5 Elo
Evolution
+12
1870 → 1882
Tournaments
8
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
9W8D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#172527+5.6
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20261.5/5#531802-16.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#361682-11.8
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#82049+8.0
Hamilton Open 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/4#62062+16.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20251/2#251742-7.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#71990+5.6
Ayr Open 2025
Swiss
Sep 20253/5#151955+11.0
Worst Elo result: Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026 (-16.0 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#141
out of 459 players
Europe
#38,727
in continent
World
#52,655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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141🇬🇧Malkin, Kenneth1,882
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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38727🇬🇧Malkin, Kenneth1,882
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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52655🇬🇧Malkin, Kenneth1,882