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Smith, Mark J
🇬🇧FIDE 2405113· Male· Scotland
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Mark J Smith, a Scottish player, is rated 1525. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Minor, Ayr Congress Minor, and 2025 British Championship: PM Under 1450. Also played 2 rapid events (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
1525
Standard
Rpd1587·Blz1608
All-time high
1628
−103 pts below
Mar 2024
Mar 2024
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#175,974
#175,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
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
−103 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-66
1591 → 1525
Tournaments
6
32 games
Score
13/ 3240.6%
9W8D15L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/2 | #19 | — | +3.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/1 | #12 | 2239 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/2 | #48 | 2324 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/6 | #27 | 1433 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 1661 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #21 | 1790 | -3.8 |
Rankings
Scotland
#377
out of 459 players
Europe
#112,724
in continent
World
#175,936
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Scotland
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