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McDonald-Johnston, Ari

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FIDEFIDE 2679272· Male· Canada· Born in 2009

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Ari Mcdonald-Johnston, a 17-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1726 — just 1 short of his peak of 1727 (Jan 2026, age 17). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 9 months. 20 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025 SSCA_SOW Boxing Week Chess Open U2200, 2025 Hamilton Halloween Open, and 2025 Kitchener Chess Festival. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Groundhog Day Gambit Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #81 and #88 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1726

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1714

All-time high

1727

−1 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#100,651

#100,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
81st Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1727
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1727
at age 17 · −1 from today
Jan 2026
2025
88th Canadian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1708
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Florencio Catubig 1,884
2025 SSCA_SOW Boxing Week Chess Open U2200 · Dec 2025 · +28.5 Elo
Evolution
+18
1708 → 1726
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
9W5D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 SSCA_SOW Boxing Week Chess Open U2200
Swiss
Dec 20253/5#41769+18.4
2025 Hamilton Halloween Open
Swiss
Nov 20252/4#14—+7.2
2025 Kitchener Chess Festival
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/2#6—-8.0
2025 Royal City Masters U1800
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#816650.0

Rankings

/
Canada
#843
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#11,984
in continent
World
#100,650
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,454
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,434
9
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2,427
10
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2,414
...
843🇨🇦McDonald-Johnston, Ari1,726
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
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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11984🇨🇦McDonald-Johnston, Ari1,726
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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100650🇨🇦McDonald-Johnston, Ari1,726