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McDonald, Margaret
🇫🇷FIDE 420417· Female· France· Born in 1959
Follow Margaret McDonaldTrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Margaret Mcdonald, a 67-year-old French player, is rated 1451. She has slipped back 149 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include B1 Mall Back to School Classic Tournament, UW Mall Classic U2200 Chess Tournament by iMaster Chess, and UW Mall Classic Chess Tournament by iMaster Chess. Also played 8 rapid (including 31st Sharjah International Chess Championship 2026 - Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including 3eme Festival international d'Annemasse - Blitz) recently. Her peak of 1600 was reached at age 66 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1451
Standard
Rpd1414·Blz1484
All-time high
1600
−149 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 66
Jun 2025 · age 66
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#203,667
#203,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 66
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1600
at age 66 · −149 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+375 Elo)
1066 → 1441
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 65
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-75
1526 → 1451
Tournaments
13
68 games
Score
26/ 6838.2%
26W9D33L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #48 | 2314 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #47 | 1746 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #20 | 904 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2829 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2668 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #354 | 2425 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/4 | #37 | 2369 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #36 | 1753 | -23.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnate Abbey
🇫🇷FRA·1530
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsLuigi Castaldi
🇮🇹ITA·1407
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsAlexey Lamorelle
🇫🇷FRA·1920
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsMax Albertelli
🇫🇷FRA·1555
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsEric Marmier
🇫🇷FRA·1644
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2017
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Rankings
/
France
#16,376
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#124,321
in continent
World
#203,484
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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