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Darling, Callum

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FIDEFIDE 2412543· Male· Scotland· Born in 1999

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Callum Darling, a 27-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1905. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final, 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 1-2. His peak of 1957 was reached at age 25 (Jun 2024, Scottish #86 at the time).

Current rating

1905

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1737

All-time high

1957

−52 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 25

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#46,912

#46,912 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1858 → 1905
Jun 2026
2024
Peak Scottish rank: #86
at age 25 · rated 1957
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1957
at age 25 · −52 from today
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1957 · at age 25
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jamie Mollison 1,881
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6 · Feb 2026 · +18.2 Elo
Best comeback
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 1-2
finished #1 (seeded #11 of 50)
Evolution
+47
1858 → 1905
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsNeil Thomson1,932·2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6·R5·-18.9
2.[L]vsRoderick M McKayIM2,146·Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final·R1·-8.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20260/1#331346-8.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20261/2#141907-0.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20252/2#12615+32.8

Rankings

/
Scotland
#114
out of 459 players
Europe
#34,568
in continent
World
#46,911
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Scotland
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2
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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
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2,305
9
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2,301
10
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2,276
...
114🇬🇧Darling, Callum1,905
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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
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34568🇬🇧Darling, Callum1,905
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
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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46911🇬🇧Darling, Callum1,905