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Macpherson, Al

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FIDEFIDE 2636336· Male· Canada· Born in 1968

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Al Macpherson, a 58-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1799. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCA Winter Seniors Open, 2025 MCA Fall Seniors Open, and 2025 MCA August TNT. He took a 38-month break between Oct 2019 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1848 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2025).

Current rating

1799

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1813

All-time high

1848

−49 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 57

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#76,663

#76,663 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
15th Canadian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1848
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1848
at age 57 · −49 from today
Mar 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1675 → 1812
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
2023
12th Canadian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1718
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jim Lauritson 2,045
2026 MCA Winter Seniors Open · Jan 2026 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
-42
1841 → 1799
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
4/ 1136.4%
1W6D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsJim Lauritson2,045·2026 MCA Winter Seniors Open·R3·+6.1
2.[D]vsAlan Nagelberg2,018·2026 MCA Winter Seniors Open·R1·+5.6
3.[D]vsJim Green1,872·2026 MCA Winter Seniors Open·R2·+2.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJohn Klokow1,547·2025 MCA Fall Seniors Open·R3·-16.1
2.[L]vsRay Kuryliw1,831·2025 MCA Summer Seniors Open·R3·-10.1
3.[L]vsNathan Vaughan1,956·2025 MCA Fall Seniors Open·R1·-5.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 MCA Winter Seniors Open
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/3#61978+5.2
2025 MCA Fall Seniors Open
Swiss
Oct 20250.5/3#111353-27.2
2025 MCA August TNT
Swiss
Aug 20250/1#28—-14.2
2025 MCA July TNT
Swiss
Jul 20251/1#11—+7.4
2025 MCA Summer Seniors Open
Swiss
Jul 20251/2#151733-13.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 MCA Fall Seniors Open (-27.2 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
Canada
#623
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#8,858
in continent
World
#76,663
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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World
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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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623🇨🇦Macpherson, Al1,799
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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8858🇨🇦Macpherson, Al1,799
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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6
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7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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76663🇨🇦Macpherson, Al1,799