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UsersCraig S M Thomson FM
Title: Fide Master
PNUM: 6238
Club: Edinburgh
Status: A
Gender: M
Federation: SCO
Fide ID: 2400081
Standard: 2136 ⇒ 2105 (-31)
Allegro: 2190 ⇒ 2170 (-20)
Standard Games
| Rnd | Opponent | Stat | Pub | Adj | Used | Col | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek McCormack8860 | A | 1866 | 1866 | 1866 | B | 1 | ||
| 2 | Joshua Crofts28207 | A | 1779 | 1779 | 1779 | W | 1 | ||
| 3 | Andrew N Greet IM21675 | A | 2456 | 2456 | 2456 | B | 0 | ||
| 4 | David J Findlay3919 | A | 2064 | 2064 | 2064 | W | ½ | ||
| 5 | Kjartan Maack24252 | V | 2046 | 2046 | 2046 | B | 0 | ||
| 2 | Louis Cheng29934 | J9 | 1833 | 1973 | 1973 | W | ½ | ||
| 4 | Jake M Sanger22551 | J20 | 2122 | 2162 | 2162 | W | 1 | ||
| 6 | Theodoros Vasiliadis29586 | A | 1937 | 1937 | 1937 | B | ½ | ||
| 1 | Edward Ferry3912 | A | 1888 | 1888 | 1888 | B | ½ | ||
| 2 | Michael Ridge15018 | A | 1871 | 1871 | 1871 | W | 1 | ||
| 3 | Jan Berg30754 | A | 1841 | 1841 | 1841 | B | 1 | ||
| 5 | George M Vayanos32253 | J18 | 2049 | 2099 | 2099 | W | 1 | ||
| 1 | Raj Bhopal22894 | A | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 | W | 1 | ||
| 4 | Neil Fleming28179 | A | 1904 | 1904 | 1904 | B | ½ | ||
| 6 | Susan G Cooke WFM28393 | A | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 | W | ½ | ||
| 9 | Jamie Mollison9024 | A | 1816 | 1816 | 1816 | W | 1 | ||
| 11 | Rithvik Deepak Ambattu29762 | J10 | 1962 | 2102 | 2102 | W | 1 | ||
| 15 | Robert Kane22505 | A | 1796 | 1796 | 1796 | B | 1 | ||
| 16 | Isaac Browning28848 | A | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | W | ½ | ||
| 21 | Mark Cooke20648 | A | 1908 | 1908 | 1908 | B | ½ | ||
| 27 | Jamie Mollison9024 | A | 1816 | 1816 | 1816 | W | ½ | ||
| 30 | Lennart Koehn23386 | A | 2115 | 2115 | 2115 | W | 0 | ||
| 5 | Berislav Marusic30100 | A | 1714 | 1714 | 1736 | B | 1 | ||
| 7 | Tristan I Del Mar29952 | J12 | 1749 | 1889 | 1889 | W | 1 | ||
| 13 | Douglas S Heatlie4313 | A | 1481 | 1481 | 1736 | B | 1 | ||
| 17 | Chris Sykes12843 | A | 1739 | 1739 | 1739 | W | ½ | ||
| 28 | Martin B Gourlay4146 | A | 1855 | 1855 | 1855 | B | 1 | ||
| 31 | Kevin McDonald5016 | A | 2041 | 2041 | 2041 | B | 0 | ||
| 40 | David J Eggleston IM16713 | V | 2331 | 2331 | 2331 | W | ½ | ||
| 42 | Richard Warcup28305 | A | 1555 | 1555 | 1736 | B | 1 | ||
| 1 | Neil M Berry FM3187 | A | 2242 | 2242 | 2242 | B | 0 | ||
| 2 | Raj Bhopal22894 | A | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 | B | 1 | ||
| 3 | Snorri Kristjansson29036 | A | 1873 | 1873 | 1873 | B | 1 | ||
| 4 | William Bennett7570 | A | 2042 | 2042 | 2042 | B | ½ | ||
| 5 | Brian G Whyte10541 | A | 2035 | 2035 | 2035 | W | 1 | ||
| 6 | Ross Blackford28276 | J18 | 1950 | 2000 | 2000 | W | ½ | ||
| 7 | Keith Ruxton FM5884 | A | 2299 | 2299 | 2299 | W | 0 | ||
Live Grade Calculation:
• CRAIG S M THOMSON• 6238
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 2136
• STATUS: A
• *****
• RESULTS:
• DEREK MCCORMACK | 8860 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1866 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1866 | USED GRADE: 1866 | EXP: 0.826
• JOSHUA CROFTS | 28207 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1779 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1779 | USED GRADE: 1779 | EXP: 0.892
• ANDREW N GREET | 21675 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2456 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2456 | USED GRADE: 2456 | EXP: 0.132
• DAVID J FINDLAY | 3919 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2064 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2064 | USED GRADE: 2064 | EXP: 0.6
• KJARTAN MAACK | 24252 | V | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2046 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2046 | USED GRADE: 2046 | EXP: 0.623
• LOUIS CHENG | 29934 | J9 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1833 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 1973 | USED GRADE: 1973 | EXP: 0.715
• JAKE M SANGER | 22551 | J20 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 2122 | ADJ GRADE (+40): 2162 | USED GRADE: 2162 | EXP: 0.464
• THEODOROS VASILIADIS | 29586 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1937 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1937 | USED GRADE: 1937 | EXP: 0.756
• EDWARD FERRY | 3912 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1888 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1888 | USED GRADE: 1888 | EXP: 0.806
• MICHAEL RIDGE | 15018 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1871 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1871 | USED GRADE: 1871 | EXP: 0.822
• JAN BERG | 30754 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1841 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1841 | USED GRADE: 1841 | EXP: 0.847
• GEORGE M VAYANOS | 32253 | J18 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 2049 | ADJ GRADE (+50): 2099 | USED GRADE: 2099 | EXP: 0.552
• RAJ BHOPAL | 22894 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1919 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1919 | USED GRADE: 1919 | EXP: 0.774
• NEIL FLEMING | 28179 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1904 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1904 | USED GRADE: 1904 | EXP: 0.79
• SUSAN G COOKE | 28393 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1920 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1920 | USED GRADE: 1920 | EXP: 0.773
• JAMIE MOLLISON | 9024 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1816 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1816 | USED GRADE: 1816 | EXP: 0.868
• RITHVIK DEEPAK AMBATTU | 29762 | J10 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1962 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 2102 | USED GRADE: 2102 | EXP: 0.548
• ROBERT KANE | 22505 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1796 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1796 | USED GRADE: 1796 | EXP: 0.881
• ISAAC BROWNING | 28848 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2008 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2008 | USED GRADE: 2008 | EXP: 0.673
• MARK COOKE | 20648 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1908 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1908 | USED GRADE: 1908 | EXP: 0.786
• JAMIE MOLLISON | 9024 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1816 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1816 | USED GRADE: 1816 | EXP: 0.868
• LENNART KOEHN | 23386 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2115 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2115 | USED GRADE: 2115 | EXP: 0.529
• BERISLAV MARUSIC | 30100 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1714 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1714 | USED GRADE: 1736 | EXP: 0.918
• TRISTAN I DEL MAR | 29952 | J12 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1749 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 1889 | USED GRADE: 1889 | EXP: 0.805
• DOUGLAS S HEATLIE | 4313 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1481 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1481 | USED GRADE: 1736 | EXP: 0.918
• CHRIS SYKES | 12843 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1739 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1739 | USED GRADE: 1739 | EXP: 0.917
• MARTIN B GOURLAY | 4146 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1855 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1855 | USED GRADE: 1855 | EXP: 0.835
• KEVIN MCDONALD | 5016 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2041 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2041 | USED GRADE: 2041 | EXP: 0.63
• DAVID J EGGLESTON | 16713 | V | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2331 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2331 | USED GRADE: 2331 | EXP: 0.248
• RICHARD WARCUP | 28305 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1555 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1555 | USED GRADE: 1736 | EXP: 0.918
• NEIL M BERRY | 3187 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2242 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2242 | USED GRADE: 2242 | EXP: 0.356
• RAJ BHOPAL | 22894 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1919 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1919 | USED GRADE: 1919 | EXP: 0.774
• SNORRI KRISTJANSSON | 29036 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1873 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1873 | USED GRADE: 1873 | EXP: 0.82
• WILLIAM BENNETT | 7570 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2042 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2042 | USED GRADE: 2042 | EXP: 0.629
• BRIAN G WHYTE | 10541 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 2035 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2035 | USED GRADE: 2035 | EXP: 0.637
• ROSS BLACKFORD | 28276 | J18 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1950 | ADJ GRADE (+50): 2000 | USED GRADE: 2000 | EXP: 0.683
• KEITH RUXTON | 5884 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2299 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2299 | USED GRADE: 2299 | EXP: 0.285
• -----
• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 37 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 37
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 24.5
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 25.898
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 2136
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 37
• LOWER OF G OR 30 (n): 30
• CALCULATED DRIFT (D): -0.52 (to 2 d.p.)
• APPLIED DRIFT (d): D x n / 30 = -0.52 x 30 / 30 = -1 (to 0 d.p.)
• LIVE = PUB + (800 x (ACT - EXP) / N) + d
• 2136 + (800 x (24.5 - 25.898) / 37) - 1 = 2105 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: -31
• LIVE GRADE: 2105
• *****
• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 2105
Published Grade Calculation:
• CRAIG S M THOMSON• 6238
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 2220
• STATUS: A
• *****
• RESULTS:
• HUGO JELICIC | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1334 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1334 | USED GRADE: 1334 | RESULT VOID DUE TO THE 735 RULE
• TAMIR ARTAN | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1760 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1760 | USED GRADE: 1820 | EXP: 0.918
• JOSE OLMO | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2016 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2016 | USED GRADE: 2016 | EXP: 0.761
• SEBASTIEN JOIE | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2399 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2399 | USED GRADE: 2399 | EXP: 0.266
• CHLOE LONGEPIERRE | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1641 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1641 | USED GRADE: 1820 | EXP: 0.918
• ANTHONY MARCACCI | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1733 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1733 | USED GRADE: 1820 | EXP: 0.918
• YVES BELET | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1544 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1544 | USED GRADE: 1820 | EXP: 0.918
• MICHAEL RIDGE | 15018 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1843 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1843 | USED GRADE: 1843 | EXP: 0.906
• FREDERICK WALDHAUSEN GORDON | 28608 | J13 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2212 | ADJ GRADE (+130): 2342 | USED GRADE: 2342 | EXP: 0.335
• MIKE CHISHOLM | 16085 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1939 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1939 | USED GRADE: 1939 | EXP: 0.835
• JOHN W MCLAY | 5168 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1948 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1948 | USED GRADE: 1948 | EXP: 0.828
• JONATHAN I M GRANT | 4168 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2159 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2159 | USED GRADE: 2159 | EXP: 0.585
• CHRIS JAMES | 18892 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1884 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1884 | USED GRADE: 1884 | EXP: 0.879
• ISAAC BROWNING | 28848 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1988 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1988 | USED GRADE: 1988 | EXP: 0.79
• GEORGE NEAVE | 5463 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2051 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2051 | USED GRADE: 2051 | EXP: 0.722
• MARTIN KOPERNICKY | 28980 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1713 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1713 | USED GRADE: 1820 | EXP: 0.918
• ANDREW B BURNETT | 3349 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 2274 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2274 | USED GRADE: 2274 | EXP: 0.424
• DOUGLAS M BRYSON | 3332 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2250 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2250 | USED GRADE: 2250 | EXP: 0.458
• PAVLOS BOZINAKIS | 22164 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2306 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2306 | USED GRADE: 2306 | EXP: 0.382
• JAMES R MONTGOMERY | 14510 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1923 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1923 | USED GRADE: 1923 | EXP: 0.849
• ISAAC BROWNING | 28848 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1988 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1988 | USED GRADE: 1988 | EXP: 0.79
• GRAEME A NOLAN | 7691 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2153 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2153 | USED GRADE: 2153 | EXP: 0.593
• ALISTAIR MAXWELL | 4903 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 2087 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2087 | USED GRADE: 2087 | EXP: 0.68
• YEVGENI SPRENGER DE LA IGLESIA | 31357 | J14 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1869 | ADJ GRADE (+120): 1989 | USED GRADE: 1989 | EXP: 0.789
• WALTER F BUCHANAN | 3336 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 2016 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2016 | USED GRADE: 2016 | EXP: 0.761
• JAMES R MONTGOMERY | 14510 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1923 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1923 | USED GRADE: 1923 | EXP: 0.849
• DEREK MCCORMACK | 8860 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1872 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1872 | USED GRADE: 1872 | EXP: 0.887
• JONATHAN I M GRANT | 4168 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 2159 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2159 | USED GRADE: 2159 | EXP: 0.585
• RISHI VIJAYAKUMAR | 28060 | J12 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1909 | EST GRADE: 2155 | USED GRADE: 2155 | EXP: 0.591
• ROSS BLACKFORD | 28276 | J17 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1926 | ADJ GRADE (+55): 1981 | USED GRADE: 1981 | EXP: 0.797
• ROBERT KANE | 22505 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1812 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1812 | USED GRADE: 1820 | EXP: 0.918
• RAJ BHOPAL | 22894 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 2039 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2039 | USED GRADE: 2039 | EXP: 0.736
• NEIL M BERRY | 3187 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2265 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2265 | USED GRADE: 2265 | EXP: 0.437
• FREDERICK WALDHAUSEN GORDON | 28608 | J13 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2212 | ADJ GRADE (+130): 2342 | USED GRADE: 2342 | EXP: 0.335
• MICHAEL RIDGE | 15018 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1843 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1843 | USED GRADE: 1843 | EXP: 0.906
• -----
• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 34 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 34
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 20.5
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 24.264
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 2220
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 34
• LOWER OF G OR 30 (n): 30
• CALCULATED DRIFT (D): 4.63 (to 2 d.p.)
• APPLIED DRIFT (d): D x n / 30 = 4.63 x 30 / 30 = 5 (to 0 d.p.)
• LIVE = PUB + (800 x (ACT - EXP) / N) + d
• 2220 + (800 x (20.5 - 24.264) / 34) + 5 = 2136 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: -84
• LIVE GRADE: 2136
• *****
• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 2136
• *****
• LIVE GRADE FROM THE 2024 SEASON BECOMES THE PUBLISHED GRADE FOR THE 2025 SEASON
• PLAYER GRANTED A PUBLISHED GRADE OF 2136
Allegro Games
| Rnd | Opponent | Stat | Pub | Adj | Used | Col | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Crawford T Macnab4810 | A | 1750 | 1750 | 1790 | B | 1 | ||
| 3 | Daniel Kitaev29122 | J16 | 1807 | 1887 | 1887 | W | ½ | ||
| 4 | Rithvik Deepak Ambattu29762 | J10 | 2009 | 2149 | 2149 | W | 0 | ||
| 5 | Raj Bhopal22894 | A | 1803 | 1803 | 1803 | B | 1 | ||
Live Grade Calculation:
• CRAIG S M THOMSON• 6238
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 2190
• STATUS: A
• *****
• RESULTS:
• CRAWFORD T MACNAB | 4810 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1750 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1750 | USED GRADE: 1790 | EXP: 0.918
• DANIEL KITAEV | 29122 | J16 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1807 | ADJ GRADE (+80): 1887 | USED GRADE: 1887 | EXP: 0.854
• RITHVIK DEEPAK AMBATTU | 29762 | J10 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2009 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 2149 | USED GRADE: 2149 | EXP: 0.557
• RAJ BHOPAL | 22894 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1803 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1803 | USED GRADE: 1803 | EXP: 0.912
• -----
• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 4 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 4
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 2.5
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 3.241
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 2190
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 30
• LOWER OF G OR 30 (n): 4
• CALCULATED DRIFT (D): 1.07 (to 2 d.p.)
• APPLIED DRIFT (d): D x n / 30 = 1.07 x 4 / 30 = 0 (to 0 d.p.)
• LIVE = PUB + (800 x (ACT - EXP) / N) + d
• 2190 + (800 x (2.5 - 3.241) / 30) + 0 = 2170 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: -20
• LIVE GRADE: 2170
• *****
• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 2170
Published Grade Calculation:
• CRAIG S M THOMSON• 6238
• LATEST ALLEGRO GRADE CARRIES FORWARD
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 2190
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