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Gourlay, Martin B

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FIDEFIDE 2406519· Male· Scotland· Born in 1970

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Martin B Gourlay, a 56-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1890 — just 30 short of his peak of 1920 (Jan 2025, age 55). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 47-month break between Mar 2019 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6, 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 3 and 4, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 1-2. He reached Scottish #85 in Mar 2023.

Current rating

1890

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1920

−30 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 55

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#50,574

#50,574 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
15th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1890
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Apr 2025
5th Scottish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1920
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1920
at age 55 · −30 from today
Jan 2025
2023
Peak Scottish rank: #85
at age 53 · rated 1894
Mar 2023
2020
6th Scottish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1911
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Richard Warcup 1,803
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6 · Feb 2026 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-23
1913 → 1890
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
1.5/ 625.0%
1W1D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20261/2#201957+3.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20250/2#401208-15.6
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#411918-9.8
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 3 and 4 (-15.6 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

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Scotland
#131
out of 459 players
Europe
#37,233
in continent
World
#50,573
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2,460
2
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2,450
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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2,332
7
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2,323
8
🇬🇧Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanFollow Ketevan Arakhamia-GrantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,305
9
🇬🇧Bryson, Douglas MFollow Douglas M BrysonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,301
10
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2,276
...
131🇬🇧Gourlay, Martin B1,890
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
37233🇬🇧Gourlay, Martin B1,890
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
50573🇬🇧Gourlay, Martin B1,890