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Marks, Ian A
🇬🇧FIDE 2401983· Male· Scotland· Born in 1951
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Ian A Marks, a 75-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1865. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8, 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6, and Scottish Seniors Championships 2026. He took a 34-month break between Apr 2020 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1985 was reached at age 62 (Dec 2013); he also reached Scottish #60 in Jul 2008.
Current rating
1865
Standard
Rpd1964·Blz1963
All-time high
1985
−120 pts below
Dec 2013 · age 62
Dec 2013 · age 62
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#57,202
#57,202 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2022
5th Scottish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1902
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1902 → returned at 1893
Apr 2020
2018
7th Scottish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1924
Oct 2018
2016
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1879 → 1959
May 2016
2013
All-time peak 1985
at age 62 · −120 from today
Dec 2013
6th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1981
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
1904 → 1865
Tournaments
7
35 games
Score
10.5/ 3530.0%
12W9D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #41 | 1303 | -8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #43 | 1303 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1956 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #49 | 1061 | -22.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #47 | 1147 | -18.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 1870 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #42 | 2121 | +15.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlan G Grant
🇬🇧SCO·2048
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met May 2018
View head-to-head →
vsNicolas Skettos
🇨🇾CYP·1969
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsGeorge Neave
🇬🇧SCO·2068
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDouglas Will
🇬🇧SCO·1878
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Scotland
#154
out of 459 players
Europe
#41,934
in continent
World
#57,201
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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