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MacQueen, Calum

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FIDEFIDE 2402270· Male· Scotland· Born in 1990

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Calum Macqueen, a 36-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2224 and ranked 15th among Scottish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 39-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final. His peak of 2270 was reached at age 26 (Jun 2016); he also reached Scottish #14 in Oct 2025.

At junior level, he reached #2, #4 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2224

Standard

Rpd2248·Blz2244

All-time high

2270

−46 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 26

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#15

#15 · Scottish players · of 393

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
Peak Scottish rank: #14
at age 35 · rated 2219
Oct 2025
2020
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2206 → returned at 2213
Feb 2020
2016
All-time peak 2270
at age 26 · −46 from today
Jun 2016
2012
Best 12-month gain (+170 Elo)
2072 → 2242
Mar 2012
2011
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Nov 2011
100 career games
at age 21
Jul 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rithvik Deepak AmbattuCM 2,173
Richardson Cup 2026 Final · May 2026 · +8.5 Elo
Evolution
+5
2219 → 2224
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsRithvik Deepak AmbattuCM2,173·Richardson Cup 2026 Final·R3·+8.5
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Richardson Cup 2026 Final
Team
May 20261/1#22973+8.8
Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#182075-3.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndrew J MuirIM
🇬🇧SCO·2137
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsEdwin A Spencer
🇬🇧SCO·2064
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGeorge Neave
🇬🇧SCO·2068
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2023
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vsAndrew D GreenCM
🇬🇧SCO·2120
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met May 2022
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vsDavid John Findlay
🇬🇧SCO·2098
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings

/
Scotland
#15
out of 459 players
Europe
#4,811
in continent
World
#6,961
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2,460
2
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2,450
3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
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2,385
6
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2,332
7
🇬🇧Abdulla, MuradFollow Murad AbdullaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,323
8
🇬🇧Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanFollow Ketevan Arakhamia-GrantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,305
9
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2,301
10
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2,276
...
15🇬🇧MacQueen, Calum2,224
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
4811🇬🇧MacQueen, Calum2,224
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
6961🇬🇧MacQueen, Calum2,224