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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 1965. He has fluctuated between 1917 and 1978 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈14/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. Also played 3 rapid events (including Lothians Allegro Open 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2014–2015), 12 months (2023–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2014 was reached at age 31 (May 2017); he also reached Scottish #30 in Apr 2022.

Current rating

1965

Standard

Rpd1933·Blz1952

All-time high

2014

−49 pts below
May 2017 · age 31

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#33,659

#33,659 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1953 → returned at 1949
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1921 → returned at 1953
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 · −49 from today
May 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
perf 2054 (+76) · 3/5 · #14
Top opponent
vs Angus J DunningtonIM 2,231
Perth Open 2025 · May 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
+16
1949 → 1965
Tournaments
8
26 games
Score
16.5/ 2663.5%
14W5D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOscar Yip1,527·Ayr Open 2025·R2·-18.1
2.[L]vsZachary Patton1,830·Perth Open 2025·R6·-13.1
3.[L]vsEve Clark1,823·Ayr Open 2025·R1·-12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Worst Elo result: Ayr Open 2025 (-25.0 Elo, finished #22).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#80
out of 460 players
Europe
#24,889
in continent
World
#33,659
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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