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Calder, John

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FIDEFIDE 2461269· Male· Scotland

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John Calder, a Scottish player, is rated 1934 — just 7 short of his peak of 1941 (Mar 2026). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 90 months (2007–2015), 57 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9, 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2. He reached Scottish #87 in Mar 2023.

Current rating

1934

Standard

Rpd1959·Blz1911

All-time high

1941

−7 pts below
Mar 2026

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#40,121

#40,121 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
All-time peak 1941
−7 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1931 → returned at 1929
May 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
Apr 2024
2023
Peak Scottish rank: #87
rated 1885
Mar 2023
2018
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1899 → returned at 1885
May 2018
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1757 → 1890
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jim A Smalls 1,797
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6 · Feb 2026 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
+3
1931 → 1934
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#131620-7.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20262/2#32580+12.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#131846-2.2

Rankings

Scotland
#98
out of 460 players
Europe
#29,622
in continent
World
#40,121
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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5
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8
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10
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2
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