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McGillivray, Calum
🇬🇧FIDE 2405407· Male· Scotland· Born in 1989
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Calum Mcgillivray, a 37-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1734. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final, Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8. Also played 3 rapid (including Scarecrow Allegro Open 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Edinburgh Qualifier) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2017), 13 months (2017–2018), 12 months (2018–2019) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1829 was reached at age 35 (Sep 2024); he also reached Scottish #85 in Jul 2022.
Current rating
1734
Standard
Rpd1784·Blz1696
All-time high
1829
−95 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 35
Sep 2024 · age 35
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#98,091
#98,091 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
100 career games
at age 36
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1683 → 1829
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1829
at age 35 · −95 from today
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 35
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-48
1782 → 1734
Tournaments
9
34 games
Score
13/ 3438.2%
12W10D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1881 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/4 | #67 | 1037 | -30.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #34 | 2635 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2532 | +9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #39 | 2634 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/2 | #65 | 2672 | -14.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #35 | 1646 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #22 | 2482 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #39 | 1819 | -12.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIshan Kumar
🇬🇧SCO·1754
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDerek McCormack
🇬🇧SCO·1926
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKalyan Sai Nandan Kante
🇬🇧SCO·1749
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsFrankie Murray
🇬🇧SCO·1693
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsWalter Burnett
🇬🇧SCO·1893
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Scotland
#272
out of 459 players
Europe
#69,679
in continent
World
#98,089
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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