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Aitchison, A Keith

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FIDEFIDE 2403072· Male· Scotland· Born in 1964

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A Keith Aitchison, a 62-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1737. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Major, Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8. Also played 1 rapid (including Lothians Allegro Challengers 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Ken Stewart Cup) recently. He took a 56-month break between Nov 2009 and Aug 2014. His peak of 1926 was reached at age 45 (Nov 2009); he also reached Scottish #56 in Apr 2022.

Current rating

1737

Standard

Rpd1793·Blz1761

All-time high

1926

−189 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 45

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#97,069

#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
27th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1767
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1680 → 1798
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 59
May 2023
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #56
at age 58 · rated 1693
Apr 2022
8th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1693
Apr 2022
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Perth Congress 2026 - Major
perf 1811 (+74) · 4/6 · #11
Top opponent
vs Matthew R Wilson 1,784
2025 British Championship: Over 50 · Aug 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Best comeback
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
finished #1 (seeded #17 of 50)
Evolution
-20
1757 → 1737
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
8.5/ 2435.4%
8W9D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Perth Congress 2026 - Major
Open Swiss
May 20264/6#111811-2.0
Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20260/1#231086-6.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20262/2#12437+15.0
Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#171674-1.6
2025 British Championship: Over 50
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/6#571737-25.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: Over 50 (-25.2 Elo, finished #57).

Rankings

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Scotland
#267
out of 459 players
Europe
#69,046
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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