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McDonald, Aidan
🇦🇺FIDE 3256847· Male· Australia· Born in 2004
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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 had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2022–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025).
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
#177,809
#177,809 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1518
at age 22
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+360 Elo)
1099 → 1459
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 20
Mar 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1459 → returned at 1485
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+59
1459 → 1518
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
7W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/3 | #34 | 2371 | +34.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #48 | 1534 | +25.2 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,463
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#34,515
in continent
World
#177,765
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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