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Dowling, Richard K

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FIDEFIDE 2408848· Male· Scotland· Born in 1950

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Richard K Dowling, a 76-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1646. He has fluctuated between 1632 and 1751 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9, 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6. Also played 1 rapid event recently. His peak of 1751 was reached at age 75 (Jan 2025).

Current rating

1646

Standard

Rpd1713·Blz—

All-time high

1751

−105 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 75

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#129,190

#129,190 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
10th Scottish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1659
Apr 2026
2025
15th Scottish 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1751
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 75
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 75
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 75
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1751
at age 75 · −105 from today
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David Hewitson 1,815
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6 · Feb 2026 · +9.1 Elo
Evolution
-2
1648 → 1646
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
8W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPetro Shopynskyi1,671·Ayr Major 2025·R3·+20.9
2.[W]vsCaitlin Reid1,649·Ayr Major 2025·R4·+19.6
3.[W]vsThor Saemundsson1,552·2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 3 and 4·R3·+15.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#39987-13.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20262/1#92341+14.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20261/2#301705+6.8
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20251/2#201596-6.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#662595-12.4
Worst Elo result: Edinburgh Park Minor U1600 (Aug 2025) (-16.0 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

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Scotland
#319
out of 460 players
Europe
#88,548
in continent
World
#129,184
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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88548🇬🇧Dowling, Richard K1,646
World
1
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2
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7
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7
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129184🇬🇧Dowling, Richard K1,646