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Grading List

Last updated 10 January 2024


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 2024

January 2024Notes

The first ICCF grading list of 2024 is published and new grades are based on 3 months’ results reported between 1 Oct and 31 Dec 2023. The grades will apply to internationally graded games starting between 1 Jan and 31 Mar 2023. In the norms and titles stakes it appears that Robert Montgomery has secured a final norm for the Scottish Master title (thanks for pointing it out Robert!). This is subject to ratification by the SCCA Executive Committee. Ian Whittaker and Colin Beveridge also earn SM norms through ratings. Congratulations (subject to ratification!) to them all. There were 3 deletions from the list due to inactivity. The most significant rating moves were Andrew MacMillen (+70), David Carswell (+56), John Armstrong (+55), Colin Beveridge (+51), Arthur Knox & Ian Whittaker (+35), Mark Smith (+29), Allan Buchan and Iain Sneddon (+21) and Geoffrey Lloyd (+20). New games centurions were Carlos Almarza Mato (2500+), Geoffrey Lloyd (1200+) and Gordon Anderson (400+) Highest recorded games this quarter were Iain Sneddon (41), Carlos Almarza Mato (40), David Cumming (36) and Geoffrey Lloyd (+30).

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); Montgomery, R S (2024); 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+
2470 Beecham, C R (SIM); 2462 Murden, C (IM); 2459 Buchan, A W (CCM); 2449 Matheis, T (IM); 2429 Bell, A D (IM), 2410 Mackintosh, I (SIM); 2402 Sneddon, I (CCM, SM).
2300+
2389 Blake, M J (CCM); 2378 Bennett, P G (CCM, SM); 2333 Paine, Prof K A (CCM, SM); 2329 Montgomery, R S (CCM); 2325 Morrison G J (CCM); 2315 Whittaker, I P (CCE); 2304 Beveridge, C (CCM).
2200+
2290 Lloyd, G (CCM, SM); 2287 Anderson, G M (CCM, SM); 2286 Kilgour, D A (GM); 2253 Cumming, D R (CCM, SM); 2249 Smith, M J.
2100+
2199 Antunes, A; 2197 Borwell, A P (IM); 2154 Marshall, I H; 2144 Dawson Prof A G (CCE); 2120 Almarza Mato, C (CCE).
2000+
2079 Murray, J S; 2079 Taylor, W (CCE); 2060 Maxwell, A; 2039 Lima, J; 2019 Price D.

Main Grading List

A
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
317 Almarza Mato, C (CCE)       2517 2120  
518 Anderson, G M (CCM, SM)       404 2287  
Anderson, T R       65 1701  
Antunes, A       50 2199  
313 Armstrong, J McK       548 1466  

B
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
511 Beecham, C R (SIM)       550 2470  
599 Bell, A D (IM)       285 2429  
501 Bennett, P G (CCM, SM)       513 2378  
481 Beveridge, C (CCM)       820 2304  
472 Blake, M J (CCM)       963 2389  
509 Borwell, A P (IM)       1105 2197  
486 Buchan, A W (CCM)       447 2459  
602 Burridge, R J       1988 1829  

C
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
Carswell, D       53 15848  
247 Cormack, W H       132 1874  
166 Cumming, D R (CCM, SM)       2274 2249  

D
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
422 Dawson, Prof A G (CCE)       179 2144  
478 Dunn, J       543 1285  

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       3219 1521  

H
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
596 Hardwick, M E       1941 901  

J
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov

K
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
548 Kilgour, D A (GM)       372 2286  
260 Knox, A       431 1266  

L
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
Lima, J       30 2039  
264 Lloyd, G (CCM, SM)       1211 2290  

Mac-Mc
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
MacDonald, M       114 1106  
584 MacGregor, C A       518 1953  
532 Mackintosh, I (SIM)       858 2410  
216 MacMillen, A N       1515 1651  

M
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
485 Major, B       114 1185  
566 Marshall, I H       920 2154  
434 Matheis, T (IM)       315 2449  
Maxwell, A       75 2060  
Miles, A       106 1231  
598 Montgomery, R S (CCM)       394 2329  
Morrison, G J (CCE)       89 2325  
Moss, R       47 1778  
474 Murden, C (IM)       684 2462  
564 Murray, J S       108 2079  

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)       260 2333  
Pettigrew, S       194 1379  
432 Price, D       532 2019  

R
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
Rafferty, F       42 1343  
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)       134 2239  
057 Sneddon, I (CCM, SM)       761 2402  

T
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov
Taylor, A       49 1801  
Taylor, R       82 1425  
605 Taylor, W (CCE)       220 2079  

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)       330 2315  
487 Wicht, D       82 1890  

Y
Member Name Results SCCA Grade Prov Results ICCF Grade Prov