Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
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35 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held from 01 Mar 2026 to 28 Mar 2026 in Locations around Scotland, Scotland. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1976, and top seed was Graham Paterson (🇬🇧 SCO, 2200).
Martin Myant (🇬🇧 SCO, 0) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Graham Paterson (1.0) and Philip M Giulian (1.0).
Location
🇬🇧Locations around Scotland, Scotland
Dates
01 Mar 2026 → 28 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 1 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×33
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myant, Martin | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 1.0 | 1855 | 1875 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Paterson, Graham | 🇬🇧SCO | 2200 | 1.0 | 1809 | 2609 | +1.8 |
| 3 | FMGiulian, Philip M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2007 | 1.0 | 1911 | 2711 | +7.4 |
| 4 | Childs, Robert | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 1.0 | 1767 | 1787 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Walker, Duncan | 🇬🇧SCO | 1879 | 1.0 | 1772 | 2572 | +7.0 |
| 6 | IMMcKay, Roderick M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2146 | 1.0 | 1913 | 2713 | +2.1 |
| 7 | Donohue, Tom | 🇬🇧SCO | 1949 | 1.0 | 1836 | 2636 | +7.0 |
| 8 | Galbraith, David | 🇬🇧SCO | 1728 | 1.0 | 1659 | 2459 | +16.0 |
| 9 | McGillivray, Calum | 🇬🇧SCO | 1748 | 1.0 | 1732 | 2532 | +9.6 |
| 10 | Rutherford, Kathleen | 🇬🇧SCO | 1829 | 1.0 | 1918 | 2718 | +12.4 |
| 11 | Montgomery, Robert S | 🇬🇧SCO | 1873 | 1.0 | 1788 | 2588 | +7.6 |
| 12 | Smith, Eric P | 🇬🇧SCO | 1836 | 0.5 | 1798 | 1798 | -2.0 |
| 13 | Smith, John S R | 🇬🇧SCO | 1798 | 0.5 | 1836 | 1836 | +2.0 |
| 14 | McNaught, Jordan J | 🇬🇧SCO | 1908 | 0.5 | 1929 | 1929 | +0.6 |
| 15 | Scott, Richard | 🇬🇧SCO | 1798 | 0.5 | 1825 | 1825 | +0.8 |
| 16 | Mallick, Sai | 🇬🇧SCO | 1825 | 0.5 | 1798 | 1798 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Aitchison, A Keith | 🇬🇧SCO | 1732 | 0.5 | 1674 | 1674 | -1.6 |
| 18 | Macnab, Crawford T | 🇬🇧SCO | 1851 | 0.5 | 1849 | 1849 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sykes, Chris | 🇬🇧SCO | 1849 | 0.5 | 1851 | 1851 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Jackson, Ralph | 🇬🇧SCO | 1674 | 0.5 | 1732 | 1732 | +3.2 |
| 22 | Montgomery, James R | 🇬🇧SCO | 1929 | 0.5 | 1908 | 1908 | -0.6 |
| 23 | Giulian, Rosemary A | 🇬🇧SCO | 1858 | 0.5 | 1864 | 1864 | +0.2 |
| 25 | Campbell, Alistair | 🇬🇧SCO | 1864 | 0.5 | 1858 | 1858 | -0.2 |
| 20 | FIDE 2419378 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1754 | 1754 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 2419009 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1906 | 1906 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Thompson, Connor | 🇬🇧SCO | 1836 | 0.0 | 1949 | 1149 | -7.0 |
| 27 | Paterson, Colin C | 🇬🇧SCO | 1659 | 0.0 | 1728 | 928 | -16.0 |
| 28 | Robinson, Martin E | 🇬🇧SCO | 1911 | 0.0 | 2007 | 1207 | -7.4 |
| 29 | Heatlie, Douglas S | 🇬🇧SCO | 1732 | 0.0 | 1748 | 948 | -9.6 |
| 30 | Srivastava, Aditya | 🇬🇧SCO | 1809 | 0.0 | 2200 | 1400 | -3.6 |
| 31 | Kilgour, Scott | 🇬🇧SCO | 1788 | 0.0 | 1873 | 1073 | -15.2 |
| 33 | Darling, Callum | 🇬🇧SCO | 1913 | 0.0 | 2146 | 1346 | -8.4 |
| 34 | McIntyre, John W | 🇬🇧SCO | 1919 | 0.0 | 1829 | 1029 | -24.8 |
| 35 | Lennox, Moray E S | 🇬🇧SCO | 1772 | 0.0 | 1879 | 1079 | -14.0 |
| 32 | Dholakia, Kanish | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 0.0 | 1810 | 1010 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Galbraith, DavidSCO+16.01.0 pts · #8
- 2Rutherford, KathleenSCO+12.41.0 pts · #10
- 3McGillivray, CalumSCO+9.61.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1McIntyre, John WSCO-24.80.0 pts · #34
- 2Paterson, Colin CSCO-16.00.0 pts · #27
- 3Kilgour, ScottSCO-15.20.0 pts · #31