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Shankland, John
🇬🇧FIDE 2405164· Male· Scotland· Born in 1949
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John Shankland, a 77-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1660. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2017), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados. His peak of 1717 was reached at age 75 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1660
Standard
Rpd1716·Blz—
All-time high
1717
−57 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 75
Mar 2024 · age 75
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#124,455
#124,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
6th Scottish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1696
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+168 Elo)
1528 → 1696
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1696 → returned at 1660
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1717
at age 75 · −57 from today
Mar 2024
2020
11th Scottish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1567
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1696 → 1660
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
1.5/ 721.4%
1W1D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsAlberto Crespo Laborda1,915·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R2·+6.3
2.[W]vsAlex Gonzalez Salazar1,449·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R5·+4.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsShiv Sarves Manan Kumanan1,565·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R9·-12.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/7 | #282 | 1488 | -36.2 |
Worst Elo result: XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados (-36.2 Elo, finished #282).
Rankings
/
Scotland
#318
out of 459 players
Europe
#85,840
in continent
World
#124,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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