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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 1739. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 9 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final, 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8, and Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final. 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

1739

Standard

Rpd1793·Blz1761

All-time high

1926

−187 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 45

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#96,274

#96,274 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

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
-28
1767 → 1739
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
7W6D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Perth Major 2025
Open Swiss
May 20254.5/4#13—-9.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: Over 50 (-25.2 Elo, finished #57).

Rankings

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Scotland
#262
out of 460 players
Europe
#68,505
in continent
World
#96,273
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,306
9
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2,294
10
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2,278
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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68505🇬🇧Aitchison, A Keith1,739
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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96273🇬🇧Aitchison, A Keith1,739