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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
Top seed
🇬🇧Zachary Patton1966
Avg top 10
1,856
Participants
62
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×46
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇮🇸Iceland×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3

Standings

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#PlayerFedEloPtsAvg opp.PerfΔ Elo
2Patton, Zachary🇬🇧SCO19662.017922592+11.0
1Aitchison, A Keith🇬🇧SCO17322.016372437+15.0
26Seijas Otero, Ana Belen🇪🇸ESP16212.015262326+7.4
28Shafi, Paul🇬🇧SCO17402.014752275+7.2
9Dowling, Richard K🇬🇧SCO16452.015412341+14.4
4Clark, Eve🇬🇧SCO18351.517061899+3.0
37Thurtell, Craig🇬🇧SCO18741.518201820-3.2
7Mclellan, Ally🇬🇧SCO18201.517611954+14.0
34McGillivray, Calum🇬🇧SCO17481.518351835+2.4
8McKinnon, Graeme🇬🇧SCO01.5173617560.0
3Dempster, Barrie🇬🇧SCO16501.516711864+22.0
5Cundill, Alan🇬🇧SCO17551.516501843+8.8
6FIDE 241721901.5149415140.0
16Queen, Ewan🇬🇧SCO16821.017021702+2.4
25Kristjansson, Snorri🇮🇸ISL17351.018781878+14.8
24Wilson, Graham🇬🇧SCO16651.017301730+6.8
43Wan, Kam🇬🇧SCO16241.01664864-17.6
20Smalls, Jim A🇬🇧SCO18101.016032403+9.2
11Heatlie, Douglas S🇬🇧SCO17321.016921692-2.2
30Sykes, Chris🇬🇧SCO18491.018181818-1.6
57FIDE 241924601.017409400.0
61Shuttleworth, Alistair🇬🇧SCO15261.01621821-14.8
19Lindved, William L🇬🇧SCO17891.017751775-2.0
10Bhattacharjee, Nilakshi🇬🇧SCO01.0176717670.0
14Gibson, Simon🇬🇧ENG17541.017742574+21.2
17Webb, George🇬🇧SCO01.0157715770.0
18Clarke, Oscar🇬🇧SCO01.0159616160.0
22Matheson, Lewis A🇬🇧SCO15961.016692469+24.0
27Bhakta Ansh🇮🇳IND14891.016522452+28.4
29Matheson, Alex🇬🇧SCO01.0158715870.0
59Nield, Christopher🇬🇧SCO17741.01754954-10.6
12FIDE 241951301.0176017600.0
23Whyte, Murray🇬🇧SCO01.0179617960.0
13FIDE 24195301.0161716370.0
15FIDE 241697201.0159715970.0
21FIDE 241404001.0146614860.0
46FIDE 241927001.014766760.0
52McGill, Ryan🇬🇧SCO01.017509500.0
54Paterson, Krishan🇬🇧SCO01.017279270.0
31Togwell, Murray🇬🇧SCO14390.516031603+8.8
33Prakash, Sumanth🇬🇧SCO16470.518631670+2.0
32Campbell, Duncan A F🇬🇧SCO19000.517501750-4.0
35Templeton, Robin🇬🇧SCO18140.517431550-27.6
39Govil, Arnav🇬🇧SCO16030.516251432-18.0
40Vishwanath, Aniruddha🇬🇧SCO17780.519001900+8.0
36Olson, Leo🇬🇧SCO16960.518141814+6.4
38Mcbride, John🇬🇧SCO19050.516471647-6.4
45Robertson, Jim🇬🇧SCO15410.01689889-12.2
50FIDE 240710800.016218210.0
48Paterson, Colin C🇬🇧SCO16590.01650850-20.4
44Grant, Glynis🇬🇧SCO14750.01740940-3.6
49Young, Colin🇬🇧SCO16690.01723923-34.4
53Aitken, Thomas W🇬🇧SCO16520.01612812-44.0
62Coleman, Daniel J🇬🇧SCO00.016458450.0
51Murray, Findlay R🇬🇧SCO00.017209200.0
55Flood, Raymond🇬🇧SCO16170.01753953-6.4
47FIDE 241897500.015267260.0
56FIDE 241443000.017749740.0
60FIDE 241556900.017549540.0
41Robertson, Paul🇬🇧SCO00.0178615930.0
42Easton, Brian🇬🇧SCO00.0180910090.0
58FIDE 241952100.016138130.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8 — Dunfemline, Scotland | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats