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McGregor, Donald

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FIDEFIDE 2412470· Male· Scotland· Born in 1992

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Donald Mcgregor, a 34-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1781 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Major, Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final, and Glasgow Congress Major 2026.

Current rating

1781

Standard

Rpd1733·Blz—

All-time high

1781

at best
Jun 2026 · age 34

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#82,325

#82,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
41st Scottish 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 1781
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1677 → 1781
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1781
at age 34
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 33
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 33
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Glasgow Congress Major 2026
perf 1898 (+168) · 3/5 · #6
Top opponent
vs Kevin Maguire 1,878
Glasgow Congress Major 2026 · Mar 2026 · +8.0 Elo
Evolution
+80
1701 → 1781
Tournaments
7
27 games
Score
14.5/ 2753.7%
11W7D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCraig Thurtell1,874·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R2·+27.8
2.[W]vsJoseph Watson-McFie1,804·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R1·+24.2
3.[W]vsDavid Galbraith1,778·Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final·R2·+21.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Perth Congress 2026 - Major
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/6#41905+27.6
Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20261/1#122578+22.8
Glasgow Congress Major 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#61898+61.6
Hamilton Open 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/3#302014+11.6
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20250/2#47887-42.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#372738-8.4
Scottish Championship Weekend Congress 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/2#172548+4.8
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 3 and 4 (-42.0 Elo, finished #47).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#233
out of 459 players
Europe
#59,322
in continent
World
#82,323
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Scotland
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3
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4
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5
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2,385
6
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7
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8
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2,305
9
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10
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2,276
...
233🇬🇧McGregor, Donald1,781
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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
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59322🇬🇧McGregor, Donald1,781
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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82323🇬🇧McGregor, Donald1,781