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Blackford, Ross

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FIDEFIDE 2409011· Male· Scotland· Born in 2006

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Ross Blackford, a 20-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2092 — just 14 short of his peak of 2106 (Apr 2026, age 20) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8. Also played 3 rapid (including Lothians Allegro Open 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Northumbria Masters Blitz) recently. He reached Scottish #43 in Mar 2026.

At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #3 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2092

Standard

Rpd1931·Blz1946

All-time high

2106

14 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 20

Activity

43

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 7%

#16,135 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
All-time peak 2106
at age 20 · −14 from today
Apr 2026
Peak Scottish rank: #43
at age 20 · rated 2103
Mar 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 20
Mar 2026
2025
1st Scottish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2092
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 18
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Open
perf 2276 (+184) · 5/9 · #8
Top opponent
vs Guy LevinIM 2,464
Best comeback
Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
finished #3 (seeded #14 of 64)
Evolution
+59
20332092
Tournaments
9
36 games
Score
18.5/ 3651.4%
18W10D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20260/1#441308-10.0
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#171955-4.0
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#172118+0.8
Team
Mar 20261/1#32575+2.6
Team
Feb 20262/1#172850+8.8
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#62273+9.6
Team
Nov 20251/2#201937-8.2
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#82276+50.4
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#62154+28.2

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Scotland
#48
out of 460 players
Europe
#11,745
in continent
World
#16,135
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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48🇬🇧Blackford, Ross2,092
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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5
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6
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7
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
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