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Irving, Neil
🇬🇧FIDE 2402238· Male· Scotland· Born in 1976
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Neil Irving, a 50-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1911 — just 30 short of his peak of 1941 (Aug 2019, age 43). He is on a steady climb with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 British Championship: Rapidplay Under 2000) recently. He took a 60-month break between Jul 2009 and Aug 2014. He reached Scottish #47 in May 2022.
Current rating
1911
Standard
Rpd1804·Blz1873
All-time high
1941
−30 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 43
Aug 2019 · age 43
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#45,402
#45,402 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
6th Scottish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1931
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #47
at age 46 · rated 1888
May 2022
2020
8th Scottish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1918
Oct 2020
2019
All-time peak 1941
at age 43 · −30 from today
Aug 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 41
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1883 → 1911
Tournaments
12
52 games
Score
27.5/ 5252.9%
21W13D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #27 | 1797 | -16.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 2073 | +4.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #10 | 2082 | +23.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #134 | 1958 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #35 | 1917 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 1969 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #38 | 1658 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #28 | 1769 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #32 | 2604 | -9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2678 | +19.6 |
Worst Elo result: 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major (-24.4 Elo, finished #28).
Rankings
/
Scotland
#111
out of 459 players
Europe
#33,473
in continent
World
#45,401
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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