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Thurtell, Craig

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FIDEFIDE 2418410· Male· Scotland· Born in 1986

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Craig Thurtell, a 40-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1868. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, Glasgow Congress Major 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8. Also played 1 rapid event recently. His peak of 1929 was reached at age 39 (Dec 2025).

Current rating

1868

Standard

Rpd1820·Blz—

All-time high

1929

−61 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 39

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#56,368

#56,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

4 entries
2025
4th Scottish 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1929
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1929
at age 39 · −61 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 39
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1921 · at age 39
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Katarina Tanzerova 1,980
Glasgow Congress Major 2026 · Mar 2026 · +26.0 Elo
Evolution
-53
1921 → 1868
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
9W7D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKatarina Tanzerova1,980·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R1·+26.0
2.[W]vsDavid Galbraith1,723·Ayr Major 2025·R5·+9.7
3.[W]vsRobert A Gibb1,689·Ayr Major 2025·R1·+8.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDonald McGregor1,668·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R2·-30.6
2.[L]vsRabindra Paul1,906·Hamilton Open 2026·R1·-20.1
3.[L]vsTom Donohue1,933·2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6·R5·-16.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#231804-3.6
Glasgow Congress Major 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/3#212455+1.6
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20261.5/1#372620-3.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20260/2#521162-34.4
Hamilton Open 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/1#502706-21.2
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6 (-34.4 Elo, finished #52).

Rankings

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Scotland
#151
out of 460 players
Europe
#41,311
in continent
World
#56,368
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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56368🇬🇧Thurtell, Craig1,868