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Blackford, Ross
🇬🇧FIDE 2409011· Male· Scotland· Born in 2006
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Ross Blackford, a 20-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2091 — just 15 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 +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, and Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final. 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
2091
Standard
Rpd1931·Blz1946
All-time high
2106
−15 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 20
Apr 2026 · age 20
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#16,243 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2106
at age 20 · −15 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+77
2014 → 2091
Tournaments
10
41 games
Score
23/ 4156.1%
19W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 2073 | -0.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #44 | 1308 | -10.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1955 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2118 | +0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2575 | +2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #17 | 2850 | +8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2273 | +9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #20 | 1937 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #8 | 2276 | +50.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 2154 | +28.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonathan McKay
🇬🇧SCO·2030
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsNicolas Skettos
🇨🇾CYP·1969
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsChris Sykes
🇬🇧SCO·1869
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsJainill Vadalia
🇬🇧SCO·2031
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIshan Kumar
🇬🇧SCO·1754
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Scotland
#48
out of 459 players
Europe
#11,815
in continent
World
#16,243
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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