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Grading List

Last updated 9 October 2023


alistair maxwell

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The SCCA grading list has been published during the first quarter of each calendar year, then supplemented by updates from the ICCF rating system every March and September. The 2008 list was the last to calculate SCCA grades. From 2009, all grades are calculated on the ICCF system, and SCCA domestic events are administered on the ICCF webserver to allow results to be automatically fed into the ICCF system. From 2009, the ICCF grading list has been published quarterly.

Grading List 2023

October 2023 Notes

The final ICCF grading list of 2023 is published and new grades are based on 3 months’ results reported between 1 Jul and 30 Sep 2023. The grades will apply to internationally graded games starting between 1 Oct and 31 Dec 2023.

In the norms and titles stakes Mark Smith has gained the CCE title. Congratulations to Mark!

There were no new additions or deletions to the list. There have been some changes to the way ratings are being calculated and anyone interested can view the information regarding this on the ICCF Website. The most significant rating moves were Colin MacGregor (+152) Ian Marshall (+112) Derek Price (+75), Carlos Almarza Mato (+71), Alan Buchan (+69), David Cumming (+53), John Armstrong (+51) David Kilgour (+44) Robert Montgomery (+40) James Murray (+37) Colin Beveridge (+29), Michael Blake (+24) and Raymond Burridge (+20).

New games centurions were David Cumming (2200+), Andrew MacMillen (1500+), Colin Beveridge (800+), Iain Sneddon (700+), Wilf Major (200+) and Benjamin Major (100+) Highest recorded games this quarter were Carlos Almarza Mato (46) Iain Sneddon (38), David Cumming (42), Raymond Burridge (28) and Colin Beveridge (24).

July 2023 Notes

The third ICCF grading list of 2023 is published and new grades are based on 3 months’ results reported between 1 Apr and 30 Jun 2023. The grades will apply to internationally graded games starting between 1 Jul and 30 Sep 2023.

In the norms and titles stakes, Graham Morrison obtained 2 CCM norms and the CCM title in quick succession (and, as should have been noted in the last list, received a Scottish Master norm for achieving a 2300 rating). Congratulations to Graham!

There was 1 addition to the list and 7 players have unfixed and hence unpublished ratings at present. The most significant rating moves were Carlos Almarza Mato (+39), Derek Price (+30), Martin Hardwick (+26), Colin MacGregor (+22) and Ian Marshall (+21).

New games centurions were Ian Whittaker and Thomas Matheis (300+) and Murdo MacDonald (100+). Highest recorded games this quarter were Carlos Almarza Mato and Iain Sneddon (49), David Cumming (36), Raymond Burridge (32), Alan Buchan (26), Michael Blake (24), Geoffrey Lloyd (21) and Ian Whittaker (20).

April 2023 Notes

The second ICCF grading list of 2023 is published and new grades are based on 3 months’ results reported between 1 Dec 2022 and 28 Feb 2022. The grades will apply to internationally graded games starting between 1 Apr and 30 Jun 2023.

In the norms and titles stakes, Alan Bell got this third IM norm and hence the title playing in the 11th European Team Championship Final. Kevin Paine and Robert Montgomery both achieved their final norms to obtain their CCM titles while Graham Morrison and Wilf Taylor have both got final CCE norms for the title as well. Wilf also got his first CCM norm as so congratulations to all our new title and norm holders!

There were no additions or deletions on the list. 7 players have unfixed and hence unpublished ratings at present. The most significant rating moves were Martin Hardwick (+141), Steve Pettigrew (+37) and Wilf Taylor (+27).

New games centurions were Raymond Burridge, Martin Hardwick (both 1900+), Ian Marshall (900+), John Dunn (500+) and Alan Miles (100). Highest recorded games this quarter were Martin Hardwick (48), Carlos Almarza Mato and Geoffrey Lloyd (36), Iain Sneddon (33), Alan Buchan (32), Raymond Burridge (31), David Cumming (30) and Colin Beveridge (25).

January 2023 Notes

The first ICCF grading list of 2023 is published and new grades are based on 3 months’ results reported between 1 Dec 2022 and 28 Feb 2022. The grades will apply to internationally graded games starting between 1 Apr and 30 Jun 2023.

In the norms and titles stakes, Alan Bell got this third IM norm and hence the title playing in the 11th European Team Championship Final. Kevin Paine and Robert Montgomery both achieved their final norms to obtain their CCM titles while Graham Morrison and Wilf Taylor have both got final CCE norms for the title as well. Wilf also got his first CCM norm as so congratulations to all our new title and norm holders!

There were no additions or deletions on the list. 7 players have unfixed and hence unpublished ratings at present. The most significant rating moves were Martin Hardwick (+141), Steve Pettigrew (+37) and Wilf Taylor (+27).

New games centurions were Raymond Burridge, Martin Hardwick (both 1900+), Ian Marshall (900+), John Dunn (500+) and Alan Miles (100). Highest recorded games this quarter were Martin Hardwick (48), Carlos Almarza Mato and Geoffrey Lloyd (36), Iain Sneddon (33), Alan Buchan (32), Raymond Burridge (31), David Cumming (30) and Colin Beveridge (25).

General Notes

If you are ungraded, the ICCF webserver will calculate a provisional rating for your first 12 games. Provisional ratings are no longer published. After you complete 30 games, you are eligible for a published ICCF grade. Note that correspondence grades are often substantially higher than over-the-board grades. Please get in touch with me at: grader if you have any queries.

Titled Players

Grandmaster 3xGM
Bryson, D M (1986); Kilgour, D A (1996); Muir, A J (1995).
Senior International Master 6xSIM
Beecham, C R (2009); Craig, T J (2001); Finnie, D S (2002); Giulian, P M (1999); Mackintosh, I (2018); McNab, Dr C A (1999).
International Master 10xIM
Bell, A D (2022); Borwell, A P (1993); Livie, G W G (2003); McAlpine, K B (1990); Matheis, T (2010); Pyrich, G D (1995); Sprott, G R (2001); Thomson, T (1999); Watson J (1999); Wickens, T S (1988).
SCCA Master 36xSM
Aird, I (2002); Anderson, G M (2012); Baxter, R W M (1998); Bell, A D (2012); Bennett, P G (2014); Brown, Dr A C (2003); Cumming, D R (2013); Gillam, S R (1997); Graham, S (2011); Lennox, C J (2001); Lloyd, G (2011); Milligan, B (2002); Morrison, G (1987); Neil, D (2002); Norris, A J (1986); Paine, Prof K A (2019); Sneddon, I (2021); Stewart, D J (1998).
[Note that GM, SIM and IM title holders are also included as SCCA Masters]
Correspondence Chess Master 12xCCM
Anderson, G M (2019); Bell, A D (2017); Bennett, P G (2017); Beveridge, C (2022); Blake, M J (2020); Buchan, A W (2021); Cumming, D R (2017); Lloyd, G (2019); Montgomery, R S (2023); Morrison, G J (2023); Paine, Prof K A (2023); Sneddon, I (2020).
Correspondence Chess Expert 10xCCE
Almarza Mato, C (2019); Beveridge, C (2019); Buchan, A W (2020); Dawson, Prof A G (2018); Montgomery, R S (2020); Morrison, G J (2023); Paine, Prof K A (2021), Smith, M J (2023); Taylor, W (2023); Whittaker, I P (2022).

Scottish Master Title

GM, SIM and IM titles are awarded by ICCF, and their qualifying conditions are explained on the ICCF website - follow the ICCF Titles links. The Scottish Master (SM) title is awarded by the SCCA, and its qualifying conditions are:

  1. Attaining the ICCF GM, SIM or IM title.
  2. Attaining 3 norms, without limit of time; one norm for each of the following:
    • (SCCA or) ICCF grade of 2300 or above, provided this grade is based on at least 30 results in total, and on at least 20 new results since any previous norm has been awarded for grade.
    • Outright winner of the SCCA Championship Final, or joint winner with at least 75% of total points. (Note that the SCCA Championship should be organised so that players play a minimum of 8 games for this condition to operate.)
    • IM norm.
    • 50% or more of the points in an ICCF World Semi-Final, or 60% or more of the points in an ICCF World Preliminary.
  3. Players must be members of the SCCA and have indicated that the SCCA is their primary CC body when norms are achieved, and the award of the title is subject to ratification by the SCCA Executive Committee.

Highest Scottish ICCF Grades

2500+
2400+
2473 Beecham, C R (SIM); 2460 Murden, C (IM); 2449 Matheis, T (IM); 2438 Buchan, A W (CCM); 2429 Bell, A D (IM).
2300+
2396 Mackintosh, I (SIM); 2387 Blake, M J (CCM); 2381 Sneddon, I (CCM, SM); 2379 Anderson, G M (CCM, SM); 2378 Bennett, P G (CCM, SM); 2360 Paine, Prof K A (CCM, SM); 2336 Montgomery, R S (CCM); 2326 Morrison G J (CCM); 2306 Cumming, D R (CCM, SM).
2200+
2289 Kilgour, D A (GM); 2280 Whittaker, I P (CCE); 2270 Lloyd, G (CCM, SM); 2253 Beveridge, C (CCM); 2210 Smith, M J.
2100+
2197 Borwell, A P (IM); 2176 Almarza Mato, C (CCE); 2162 Taylor, W (CCE); 2153 Marshall, I H; 2144 Dawson Prof A G (CCE); 2135 Antunes, A.

Main Grading List

A
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
317 Almarza Mato, C (CCE)       2477 2176  
518 Anderson, G M (CCM, SM)       397 2328  
Anderson, T R       64 1721  
Antunes, A       34 2135  
313 Armstrong, J McK       545 1411  

B
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
511 Beecham, C R (SIM)       548 2473  
599 Bell, A D (IM)       285 2429  
501 Bennett, P G (CCM, SM)       513 2378  
481 Beveridge, C (CCM)       805 2253  
472 Blake, M J (CCM)       962 2387  
509 Borwell, A P (IM)       1105 2197  
486 Buchan, A W (CCM)       430 2438  
602 Burridge, R J       1972 1911  

C
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
Carswell, D       51 1528  
247 Cormack, W H       129 1905  
166 Cumming, D R (CCM, SM)       2238 2306  

D
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
422 Dawson, Prof A G (CCE)       179 2144  
478 Dunn, J       534 1362  

E
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
371 Edney, D       339 1818  

F
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov

G
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
462 Gilbert, R       319 1628  
399 Grant, J       79 1629  

H
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
596 Hardwick, M E       1936 926  

J
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov

K
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
475 Kearns, A       115 1380  
548 Kilgour, D A (GM)       369 2289  
260 Knox, A       430 1231  

L
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
Lima, J       30 2039  
264 Lloyd, G (CCM, SM)       1181 2270  

Mac-Mc
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
MacDonald, M       114 1106  
584 MacGregor, C A       514 1996  
532 Mackintosh, I (SIM)       849 2396  
216 MacMillen, A N       1510 1581  

M
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
485 Major, B       110 1188  
566 Marshall, I H       918 2153  
434 Matheis, T (IM)       310 2449  
Maxwell, A       74 2059  
Miles, A       102 1312  
598 Montgomery, R S (CCM)       388 2336  
Morrison, G J (CCE)       88 2326  
Moss, R       47 1778  
474 Murden, C (IM)       680 2460  
564 Murray, J S       106 2075  

N
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov

O
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
603 O'Neill-McAleenan, C       252 1571  

P
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
604 Paine, Prof K A (CCM, SM)       258 2360  
Pettigrew, S       191 1375  
432 Price, D       527 2038  

R
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
Rafferty, F       42 1343  
609 Rafferty, K       68 1396  
Ross, D I       57 1808  

S
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
477 Sedstrem, A       119 1348  
439 Smith, M J (CCE)       132 2210  
057 Sneddon, I (CCM, SM)       720 2381  

T
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
Taylor, A       42 1865  
Taylor, R       82 1425  
605 Taylor, W (CCE)       207 2162  

V
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov

W
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
480 Whittaker, I P (CCE)       316 2280  
487 Wicht, D       82 1890  

Y
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov