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McLaren, Brian
🇨🇦FIDE 2604612· Male· Canada· Born in 1953
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Brian Mclaren, a 73-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1963. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Victoria Championship, Premier Section, 2025 Langley Open - Open Section, and 2025 Canadian Open - Open Section. He took a 23-month break between Jul 2007 and Jul 2009. His peak of 2222 was reached at age 54 (Jul 2007); he also reached Canadian #53 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1963
Standard
Rpd2132·Blz2132
All-time high
2222
−259 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 54
Jul 2007 · age 54
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34,035
#34,035 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
3rd Canadian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2004
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 70
Sep 2023
2022
Peak Canadian rank: #53
at age 69 · rated 2061
Apr 2022
2020
3rd Canadian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2129
Oct 2020
2015
100 career games
at age 62
Dec 2015
3rd Canadian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2167
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
2000 → 1963
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
6W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #18 | 1762 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #22 | 1904 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #59 | 1891 | -19.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTanraj SohalFM
🇨🇦CAN·2234
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Oct 2019
View head-to-head →
vsAlfred Pechisker
🇨🇦CAN·2146
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsNeil DoknjasCM
🇨🇦CAN·2213
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsHoward Wu
🇨🇦CAN·1968
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsRoger Patterson
🇨🇦CAN·1988
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Oct 2019
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Rankings
/
Canada
#248
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#3,628
in continent
World
#34,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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