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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

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#82,566

#82,566 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
Worst Elo result: European Women Team Ch 2025 (-33.6 Elo, finished #175).

Rankings

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Scotland
#228
out of 460 players
Europe
#59,454
in continent
World
#82,565
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2,456
2
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2,450
3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
🇬🇧Megalios, KonstantinosFollow Konstantinos MegaliosTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,385
6
🇬🇧Vijayakumar, RishiFollow Rishi VijayakumarTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,334
7
🇬🇧Abdulla, MuradFollow Murad AbdullaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,323
8
🇬🇧Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanFollow Ketevan Arakhamia-GrantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,306
9
🇬🇧Bryson, Douglas MFollow Douglas M BrysonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,294
10
🇬🇧Gourlay, IainFollow Iain GourlayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,278
...
228🇬🇧Donitova-Johnstone, Darima1,780
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
59454🇬🇧Donitova-Johnstone, Darima1,780
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
82565🇬🇧Donitova-Johnstone, Darima1,780