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Donitova-Johnstone, Darima

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FIDEFIDE 2410036· Female· Scotland· Born in 1982

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Darima Donitova-Johnstone, a 44-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1780 — just 20 short of her peak of 1800 (Sep 2025, age 43). She is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9, Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Scottish Womens Allegro Championships) and 3 blitz events (including Edinburgh Chess Club Open Blitz) recently.

Current rating

1780

Standard

Rpd1615·Blz1823

All-time high

1800

−20 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 43

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#82,627

#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
13th Scottish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1800
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1750 → 1800
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1800
at age 43 · −20 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 43
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 43
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Edinburgh Park Major U2000 (Aug 2025)
perf 1929 (+129) · 3/5 · #7
Top opponent
vs Eva Mihaljevic 2,041
European Women Team Ch 2025 · Oct 2025 · +13.2 Elo
Evolution
+30
1750 → 1780
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
9.5/ 2439.6%
8W3D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#12574+20.8
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/4#651699-15.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#111987+25.2
Hamilton Open 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#261866-16.8
European Women Team Ch 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20250.5/7#1751614-33.6
Edinburgh Park Major U2000 (Aug 2025)
Swiss
Aug 20253/5#71929+50.4
Worst Elo result: European Women Team Ch 2025 (-33.6 Elo, finished #175).

Rankings

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Scotland
#234
out of 459 players
Europe
#59,534
in continent
World
#82,625
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
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2,301
10
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2,276
...
234🇬🇧Donitova-Johnstone, Darima1,780
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
...
59534🇬🇧Donitova-Johnstone, Darima1,780
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
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2,753
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82625🇬🇧Donitova-Johnstone, Darima1,780