Format
MA
McDonald, Aidan
🇦🇺FIDE 3256847· Male· Australia· Born in 2004
Follow Aidan McDonaldTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Aidan Mcdonald, a 22-year-old Australian player, is rated 1518 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Queensland Reserves and Tin Cup and 2025 Gold Coast Open Major Division. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Arianne Caoili Memorial Rapid) recently. He took a 37-month break between Jun 2022 and Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #54 and #93 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1518
Standard
Rpd1518·Blz—
All-time high
1518
at best
Mar 2026 · age 22
Mar 2026 · age 22
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#178,714
#178,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1459 → 1518
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1518
at age 22
Mar 2026
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
54th Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1099
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+59
1459 → 1518
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/3 | #34 | 2371 | +34.0 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,484
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#34,659
in continent
World
#178,672
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Australia
| 1 | 🇦🇺Follow Bobby ChengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,571 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Follow Temur KuybokarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,534 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Follow Justin TanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,510 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Follow Rishi SardanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,506 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Follow David C SmerdonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,460 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Follow James MorrisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,423 |
| 7 | 🇦🇺Follow Zong-Yuan ZhaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,409 |
| 8 | 🇦🇺Follow Yi LiuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,399 |
| 9 | 🇦🇺Follow Brodie McClymontTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,389 |
| 10 | 🇦🇺Follow Albert WinkelmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,385 |
| ... | ||
| 1484 | 1,518 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| ... | ||
| 34659 | 1,518 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 178672 | 1,518 | |