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McKinney, Stuart
🇬🇧FIDE 2402653· Male· Scotland· Born in 1955
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Stuart Mckinney, a 71-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1794 — just 9 short of his peak of 1803 (Mar 2024, age 69). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 47 months (2015–2019), 42 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Edinburgh Park Minor U1600 (Aug 2025). Also played 1 rapid event (including Edinburgh Park Allegro Intermediate 2025 (Sep)) recently.
Current rating
1794
Standard
Rpd1728·Blz—
All-time high
1803
−9 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#78,301
#78,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
13th Scottish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1794
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1744 → 1803
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1803
at age 69 · −9 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1672 → returned at 1794
Sep 2023
11th Scottish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1744
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1803 → 1794
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
1W3D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/1 | #10 | 2439 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#219
out of 459 players
Europe
#56,621
in continent
World
#78,300
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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