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Thomson, Neil

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FIDEFIDE 2402246· Male· Scotland· Born in 1986

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Neil Thomson, a 40-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1986 — just 28 short of his peak of 2014 (May 2017, age 31). He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 9, and Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026. Also played 3 rapid events (including Lothians Allegro Open 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2014–2015) and 26 months (2023–2025). He reached Scottish #30 in Apr 2022.

Current rating

1986

Standard

Rpd1933·Blz1952

All-time high

2014

−28 pts below
May 2017 · age 31

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#29,808

#29,808 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2023
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1921 → returned at 1949
Feb 2023
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #30
at age 36 · rated 1968
Apr 2022
2017
100 career games
at age 31
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
May 2017
All-time peak 2014
at age 31 · −28 from today
May 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Jan 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Perth Congress 2026 - Open
perf 2088 (+102) · 5/7 · #3
Top opponent
vs Shane MelaughFM 2,248
Perth Congress 2026 - Open · May 2026 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
+44
1942 → 1986
Tournaments
8
31 games
Score
18/ 3158.1%
19W4D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOscar Yip1,527·Ayr Open 2025·R2·-18.1
2.[L]vsEve Clark1,823·Ayr Open 2025·R1·-12.6
3.[L]vsJamie Mollison1,872·2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 9·R9·-12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Perth Congress 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
May 20265/7#32088+21.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#261072-12.8
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#142054+14.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20262/2#12660+15.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20262/2#22670+16.6
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#72021+5.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20252/1#202708+9.8
Ayr Open 2025
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/5#221733-25.0
Worst Elo result: Ayr Open 2025 (-25.0 Elo, finished #22).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#75
out of 459 players
Europe
#22,022
in continent
World
#29,807
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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22022🇬🇧Thomson, Neil1,986
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2
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7
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2,764
8
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