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Smith, Mark J

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FIDEFIDE 2405113· Male· Scotland

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Mark J Smith, a Scottish player, is rated 1521. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ayr Congress Minor, 2025 British Championship: PM Under 1450, and 2025 British Championship: AM Under 1600. Also played 1 rapid event (including Edinburgh Park Allegro Intermediate 2025 (Sep)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017) and 42 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1628 was reached (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1521

Standard

Rpd1595·Blz1608

All-time high

1628

−107 pts below
Mar 2024

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#176,608

#176,608 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+247 Elo)
1381 → 1628
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1628
−107 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs William Harkins 1,749
Scottish Championship Weekend Congress 2025 · Jul 2025 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
-70
1591 → 1521
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
10.5/ 3133.9%
10W5D16L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ayr Congress Minor
Swiss
Sep 20252/1#122239-2.4
2025 British Championship: PM Under 1450
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/2#482324-23.6
2025 British Championship: AM Under 1600
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/6#271433-24.0
2025 British Championship: Weekend Yates Under 1500
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/2#261661-16.0
Scottish Championship Weekend Congress 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/3#211790-3.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: AM Under 1600 (-24.0 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

Scotland
#368
out of 460 players
Europe
#112,876
in continent
World
#176,566
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Scotland
1
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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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2,334
7
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2,323
8
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2,306
9
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2,294
10
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2,278
...
368🇬🇧Smith, Mark J1,521
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
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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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
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112876🇬🇧Smith, Mark J1,521
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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176566🇬🇧Smith, Mark J1,521