2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
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62 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 22 Mar 2026 in Dunfemline, Scotland. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1856, and top seed was Zachary Patton (🇬🇧 SCO, 1966).
Zachary Patton (🇬🇧 SCO, 1966) won with 2.0/8, ahead of A Keith Aitchison (2.0) and Ana Belen Seijas Otero (2.0). Patton shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Bhakta Ansh (1489) beat Thomas W Aitken (1652), a +163-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Dunfemline, Scotland
Dates
22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 8 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×46
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇮🇸Iceland×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Patton, Zachary | 🇬🇧SCO | 1966 | 2.0 | 1792 | 2592 | +11.0 |
| 1 | Aitchison, A Keith | 🇬🇧SCO | 1732 | 2.0 | 1637 | 2437 | +15.0 |
| 26 | Seijas Otero, Ana Belen | 🇪🇸ESP | 1621 | 2.0 | 1526 | 2326 | +7.4 |
| 28 | Shafi, Paul | 🇬🇧SCO | 1740 | 2.0 | 1475 | 2275 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Dowling, Richard K | 🇬🇧SCO | 1645 | 2.0 | 1541 | 2341 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Clark, Eve | 🇬🇧SCO | 1835 | 1.5 | 1706 | 1899 | +3.0 |
| 37 | Thurtell, Craig | 🇬🇧SCO | 1874 | 1.5 | 1820 | 1820 | -3.2 |
| 7 | Mclellan, Ally | 🇬🇧SCO | 1820 | 1.5 | 1761 | 1954 | +14.0 |
| 34 | McGillivray, Calum | 🇬🇧SCO | 1748 | 1.5 | 1835 | 1835 | +2.4 |
| 8 | McKinnon, Graeme | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 1.5 | 1736 | 1756 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dempster, Barrie | 🇬🇧SCO | 1650 | 1.5 | 1671 | 1864 | +22.0 |
| 5 | Cundill, Alan | 🇬🇧SCO | 1755 | 1.5 | 1650 | 1843 | +8.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 2417219 | — | 0 | 1.5 | 1494 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Queen, Ewan | 🇬🇧SCO | 1682 | 1.0 | 1702 | 1702 | +2.4 |
| 25 | Kristjansson, Snorri | 🇮🇸ISL | 1735 | 1.0 | 1878 | 1878 | +14.8 |
| 24 | Wilson, Graham | 🇬🇧SCO | 1665 | 1.0 | 1730 | 1730 | +6.8 |
| 43 | Wan, Kam | 🇬🇧SCO | 1624 | 1.0 | 1664 | 864 | -17.6 |
| 20 | Smalls, Jim A | 🇬🇧SCO | 1810 | 1.0 | 1603 | 2403 | +9.2 |
| 11 | Heatlie, Douglas S | 🇬🇧SCO | 1732 | 1.0 | 1692 | 1692 | -2.2 |
| 30 | Sykes, Chris | 🇬🇧SCO | 1849 | 1.0 | 1818 | 1818 | -1.6 |
| 57 | FIDE 2419246 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1740 | 940 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Shuttleworth, Alistair | 🇬🇧SCO | 1526 | 1.0 | 1621 | 821 | -14.8 |
| 19 | Lindved, William L | 🇬🇧SCO | 1789 | 1.0 | 1775 | 1775 | -2.0 |
| 10 | Bhattacharjee, Nilakshi | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 1.0 | 1767 | 1767 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gibson, Simon | 🇬🇧ENG | 1754 | 1.0 | 1774 | 2574 | +21.2 |
| 17 | Webb, George | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 1.0 | 1577 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Clarke, Oscar | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 1.0 | 1596 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Matheson, Lewis A | 🇬🇧SCO | 1596 | 1.0 | 1669 | 2469 | +24.0 |
| 27 | Bhakta Ansh | 🇮🇳IND | 1489 | 1.0 | 1652 | 2452 | +28.4 |
| 29 | Matheson, Alex | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 1.0 | 1587 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Nield, Christopher | 🇬🇧SCO | 1774 | 1.0 | 1754 | 954 | -10.6 |
| 12 | FIDE 2419513 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1760 | 1760 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Whyte, Murray | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 1.0 | 1796 | 1796 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2419530 | — | — | 1.0 | 1617 | 1637 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 2416972 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1597 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 2414040 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1466 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 2419270 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1476 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 52 | McGill, Ryan | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 1.0 | 1750 | 950 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Paterson, Krishan | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 1.0 | 1727 | 927 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Togwell, Murray | 🇬🇧SCO | 1439 | 0.5 | 1603 | 1603 | +8.8 |
| 33 | Prakash, Sumanth | 🇬🇧SCO | 1647 | 0.5 | 1863 | 1670 | +2.0 |
| 32 | Campbell, Duncan A F | 🇬🇧SCO | 1900 | 0.5 | 1750 | 1750 | -4.0 |
| 35 | Templeton, Robin | 🇬🇧SCO | 1814 | 0.5 | 1743 | 1550 | -27.6 |
| 39 | Govil, Arnav | 🇬🇧SCO | 1603 | 0.5 | 1625 | 1432 | -18.0 |
| 40 | Vishwanath, Aniruddha | 🇬🇧SCO | 1778 | 0.5 | 1900 | 1900 | +8.0 |
| 36 | Olson, Leo | 🇬🇧SCO | 1696 | 0.5 | 1814 | 1814 | +6.4 |
| 38 | Mcbride, John | 🇬🇧SCO | 1905 | 0.5 | 1647 | 1647 | -6.4 |
| 45 | Robertson, Jim | 🇬🇧SCO | 1541 | 0.0 | 1689 | 889 | -12.2 |
| 50 | FIDE 2407108 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1621 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Paterson, Colin C | 🇬🇧SCO | 1659 | 0.0 | 1650 | 850 | -20.4 |
| 44 | Grant, Glynis | 🇬🇧SCO | 1475 | 0.0 | 1740 | 940 | -3.6 |
| 49 | Young, Colin | 🇬🇧SCO | 1669 | 0.0 | 1723 | 923 | -34.4 |
| 53 | Aitken, Thomas W | 🇬🇧SCO | 1652 | 0.0 | 1612 | 812 | -44.0 |
| 62 | Coleman, Daniel J | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 0.0 | 1645 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Murray, Findlay R | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 0.0 | 1720 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Flood, Raymond | 🇬🇧SCO | 1617 | 0.0 | 1753 | 953 | -6.4 |
| 47 | FIDE 2418975 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1526 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 2414430 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1774 | 974 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 2415569 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1754 | 954 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Robertson, Paul | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 0.0 | 1786 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Easton, Brian | 🇬🇧SCO | 0 | 0.0 | 1809 | 1009 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 2419521 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1613 | 813 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bhakta AnshIND+28.41.0 pts · #27
- 2Matheson, Lewis ASCO+24.01.0 pts · #22
- 3Dempster, BarrieSCO+22.01.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Aitken, Thomas WSCO-44.00.0 pts · #53
- 2Young, ColinSCO-34.40.0 pts · #49
- 3Templeton, RobinSCO-27.60.5 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R7+163 Elo gap