Ruairidh McKay

SCO · 47 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1712 (Mar 2024)

NOV26 Rating

1712

Live Rating

1712.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 4 games (2 wins, 2 draws), since Aug 26, 2023.

From 64 classical games on record, the latest on Aug 28, 2023.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Northumbria Minor 2023Aug 24, 2023 – Aug 28, 2023TPR 1531	5½/9	1531

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

From 29 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2016–2023

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	Carl Gartside, Aug 2022 · Chessable British Chess Championships 2022: Major Open	, 1757
2,	Mike P Maher, Apr 2022 · 2nd 4NCL Easter Congress Minor	, 1634
3,	Petr Kouba, Jun 2023 · PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2023 - E2 round-robin tournament	, 1628
4,	Lee Bullock, Apr 2022 · 2nd 4NCL Easter Congress Minor	, 1494
5,	Leo Kowalski Rubiales, Aug 2023 · Northumbria Minor 2023	, 1243
6,	Lucian Cox, Aug 2022 · Chessable British Chess Championships 2022: Major Open	, 1174

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	William J Taylor, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2022 · Chessable British Chess Championships 2022: Major Open	, 0/1	, 1983
2,	Timothy Davis, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2022 · Chessable British Chess Championships 2022: Major Open	, 0/1	, 1779
3,	Robin Moore, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2016 · Inverness Major 2016	, 0/2	, 1766
4,	Carl Gartside, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2022 · Chessable British Chess Championships 2022: Major Open	, 1/1	, 1757
5,	Ray M Sayer, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2023 · 29th 4NCL Congress Minor	, ½/1	, 1755
6,	Robert Clegg, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2017 · Scottish U1850 Championship 2017	, 0/1	, 1734
7,	Pavol Hornak, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2023 · PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2023 - E2 round-robin tournament	, ½/1	, 1706
8,	William Clinton, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2022 · Ayr Major Platinum Jubilee 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour	, ½/1	, 1695
9,	Vladislav Konvalinka, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2023 · PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2023 - E2 round-robin tournament	, 0/1	, 1684
10,	Arnost Zeman, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2023 · PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2023 - E2 round-robin tournament	, 0/1	, 1677

From the moves of 15 of 64 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 8 of 8 games.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (1 as White)

Openings in White games	Games	Score
Queen's Gambit Declined	3	67%

5 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

11 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2023	13	5	1562	1475
2022	11	5½	1592	1592
2017	2	½	1632	—
2016	3	0	1722	922

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Northumbria Minor 20231531
Aug 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 5½/9Opp avg 1406Start 1516
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2023 - E2 round-robin tournament1484
Jun 2023Round robinfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 2½/9Opp avg 1642Start 1536
Ayr Major 2023 - Scottish Chess Tour—(1)
May 2023Swissfederation source
Score 2/4Opp avg 1546Start 1557
29th 4NCL Congress Minor—(2)
Jan 2023Swissfederation source
Score 2/4Opp avg 1524Start 1560
Chessable British Chess Championships 2022: Major Open1664
Aug 2022Swissfederation source
Best of 2022Score 3½/9Opp avg 1664Start 1528
Ayr Major Platinum Jubilee 2022 - Scottish Chess Tour—(1)
Jun 2022Swissfederation source
Score 2/4Opp avg 1695
2nd 4NCL Easter Congress Minor1556
Apr 2022Swissfederation source
#2 in 2022Score 5/7Opp avg 1461
27th 4NCL Congress Minor—(1)
Jan 2022Swissfederation source
Score 2½/4Opp avg 1652
Scottish U1850 Championship 2017—(2)
Jul 2017Swissfederation source
Score 2½/6Opp avg 1632
Inverness Major 2016—(2)
Sep 2016Swissfederation source
Score 2/4Opp avg 1707
Perth Major 2016—(1)
Feb 2016Swissfederation source
Score 1/4Opp avg 1753

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE