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MJ
McKay, Jonathan
🇬🇧FIDE 2405512· Male· Scotland· Born in 2003
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Jonathan Mckay, a 23-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2030 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1972 and 2030 over the past 2 years. 57 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8. Also played 7 rapid (including Lothians Allegro Open 2026) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Glasgow Qualifier) recently. He reached Scottish #43 in Apr 2022.
At junior level, he reached #1, #3, #6, #6 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2030
Standard
Rpd1884·Blz1980
All-time high
2030
at best
Jun 2026 · age 23
Jun 2026 · age 23
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23,245
#23,245 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
All-time peak 2030
at age 23
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Apr 2025
2023
1st Scottish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1939
Jul 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+288 Elo)
1620 → 1908
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
2000 → 2030
Tournaments
12
59 games
Score
35/ 5959.3%
33W10D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 2093 | +16.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2764 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 1943 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2770 | +19.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #5 | 2163 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #35 | 1882 | -15.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 1826 | -8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/1 | #24 | 2807 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #12 | 2072 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2004 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDerek McCormack
🇬🇧SCO·1926
+6 −4 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRoss Blackford
🇬🇧SCO·2091
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsWalter Burnett
🇬🇧SCO·1893
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTavish Railwani
🇬🇧SCO·1865
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsStephen Robinson
🇬🇧SCO·1889
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Scotland
#65
out of 459 players
Europe
#17,117
in continent
World
#23,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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