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Cainiche, Marcas
🇬🇧FIDE 2404770· Male· Scotland· Born in 1987
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Marcas Cainiche, a 39-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1408 — just 28 short of his peak of 1436 (Aug 2024, age 37). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between Aug 2024 and Jun 2026. Recent appearance: 14th ICCD Open Individual Chess Tournament. Also played 2 rapid (including 2nd ICCD World Individual Rapid Chess Championship - Men) and 2 blitz events (including 8th World Deaf Individual Blitz Championship - Men) recently.
Previously known as Mark Towler (until Apr 2024).
Current rating
1408
Standard
Rpd1579·Blz1475
All-time high
1436
−28 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 37
Aug 2024 · age 37
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#216,152
#216,152 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
12th Scottish 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1436
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 37
Aug 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 37
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1436
at age 37 · −28 from today
Aug 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1436 → returned at 1408
Aug 2024
First FIDE rating
1436 · at age 37
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1436 → 1408
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
0/ 50.0%
0W0D5L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/4 | #27 | 910 | -27.6 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#393
out of 459 players
Europe
#128,754
in continent
World
#215,563
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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