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Calder, John
🇬🇧FIDE 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 4 career breaks: 90 months (2007–2015), 57 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2023–2024) 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
Mar 2026
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,105
#40,105 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
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
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1885 → returned at 1925
Mar 2023
2018
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1899 → returned at 1885
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1931 → 1934
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1620 | -7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2580 | +12.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 1846 | -2.2 |
Rankings
Scotland
#97
out of 459 players
Europe
#29,616
in continent
World
#40,104
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Scotland
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