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Mc Aleenan, Charles
🇬🇧FIDE 2461617· Male· Scotland· Born in 1956
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Charles Mc Aleenan, a 70-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1833 — just 26 short of his peak of 1859 (Mar 2024, age 68). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 22 months (2008–2010), 15 months (2010–2012), 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 36 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert. He reached Scottish #68 in May 2022.
Current rating
1833
Standard
Rpd1885·Blz1922
All-time high
1859
−26 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#66,305
#66,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1859
at age 68 · −26 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1765 → returned at 1833
Feb 2023
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #68
at age 66 · rated 1760
May 2022
3rd Scottish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1760
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1774 → returned at 1760
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1859 → 1833
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #25 | 1670 | -26.0 |
Worst Elo result: The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Expert (-26.0 Elo, finished #25).
Rankings
/
Scotland
#178
out of 459 players
Europe
#48,355
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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