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Forbes, Alistair
🇬🇧FIDE 2406063· Male· Scotland· Born in 1960
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Alistair Forbes, a 66-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1799 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 98 months (2015–2023) and 17 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 3 and 4.
Current rating
1799
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1799
at best
Jan 2026 · age 66
Jan 2026 · age 66
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#76,691
#76,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
18th Scottish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1799
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1799
at age 66
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+147 Elo)
1641 → 1788
Mar 2024
2023
23rd Scottish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1646
Dec 2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1646 → returned at 1775
Nov 2023
2016
23rd Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1641
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
1775 → 1799
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2006 | +24.0 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#213
out of 459 players
Europe
#55,520
in continent
World
#76,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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