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McGillivray, Calum

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FIDEFIDE 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 48 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

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#97,958

#97,958 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Scottish Championship International Open 2025
perf 1819 (+50) · 4/8 · #39
Top opponent
vs Yevgeni Sprenger de la IglesiaCM 2,016
Perth Open 2025 · May 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-41
1775 → 1734
Tournaments
10
35 games
Score
15/ 3542.9%
11W10D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#151881+4.0
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/4#671037-30.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20261.5/1#342635+2.4
Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20261/1#92532+9.6
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20261/1#392634-7.8
Worst Elo result: Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026 (-30.4 Elo, finished #67).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#268
out of 460 players
Europe
#69,539
in continent
World
#97,957
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Scotland
1
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2
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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
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268🇬🇧McGillivray, Calum1,734
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
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2,708
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69539🇬🇧McGillivray, Calum1,734
World
1
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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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97957🇬🇧McGillivray, Calum1,734