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Whyte, Brian G

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FIDEFIDE 405310· Male· Scotland· Born in 1950

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Brian G Whyte, a 76-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2041. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 82 months (2009–2015) and 61 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final. His peak of 2153 was reached at age 57 (Oct 2007, Scottish #35 at the time).

Competes for Scotland since Sep 2023.

Current rating

2041

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1986

All-time high

2153

−112 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 57

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#21,850

#21,850 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
2nd Scottish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2057
Mar 2026
2025
3rd Scottish 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 2057
Nov 2025
2023
Switched federation: ENG → SCO
at age 73
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 2048 → returned at 2053
Mar 2020
Best 12-month gain (+46 Elo)
2014 → 2060
Feb 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-16
2057 → 2041
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
0.5/ 316.7%
1W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsNeil Farrell2,114·Richardson Cup 2026 Final·R3·-7.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Richardson Cup 2026 Final
Team
May 20260/1#141314-8.2
Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#131683-8.0

Rankings

/
Scotland
#62
out of 459 players
Europe
#16,059
in continent
World
#21,850
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2,460
2
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2,450
3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
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2,385
6
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2,332
7
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2,323
8
🇬🇧Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanFollow Ketevan Arakhamia-GrantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,305
9
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2,301
10
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2,276
...
62🇬🇧Whyte, Brian G2,041
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
16059🇬🇧Whyte, Brian G2,041
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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21850🇬🇧Whyte, Brian G2,041