World Record for Roddy?

[Andy Howie]

I've just been alerted by the London Chess Classic feed that Roddy may have broken the world record for the longest time between first win at a national championships and last. The first win was in 1971, some 42 years ago!!!

[P Griffin]

Last? methinks he still has several years in him to try again if he wishes.

[amuir]

Is he oldest ever scottish champion at 61 ?
Fairhurst was 59 , Aitken 56 , Pritchett 56, Spens 52 when won it

[Alan Jelfs]

Samuel Reshevsky won the US Open Chess Championship in 1931 (at a time when there was no US Chess Championship). In 1972 he tied for first place in the US Chess Championship but lost the tie-break a few months later.

Viktor Korchnoi first won the USSR Chess Championship in 1960. After switching nationality, he won the Swiss (i.e. Switzerland's) Chess Championship in 2009.

[Andy Howie]

According to the official records it is 33 years. I guess the two mentioned above don't count as the first was not an official championship and didn't win the last and Victor switched nationalities so was not the same tournament

[Geoff Chandler]

I'm not 100% sure but did not Roddy win the Scottish National Boys Championship
and now he is the Scottish Senior Champion. Is that not some kind of a record.

[Alex Gillies]

I was watching part of roddys demolition of hebden and there was such a buzz from the game that I'm sure he was on some sort of legal chess high. Thoroughly deserved !

He may also have another world record at the same time - fastest player of the year award - pretty much day one of new season - he certainly has my vote !

[amuir]

Can Alan McGowan or Norris McWhirter please officially ratify some of these records ? What with Alan Minnican's exploits, Scotland is fast becoming full of world champions !

[Alan McGowan]

Roddy did not win the Scottish Boys' Championship. No record of him taking part in the competition. See
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[Alan McGowan]

Roddy is the oldest winner of the Scottish Championship (I had a look at the History Archive to check some information).
Some other brief notes of interest: Fairhurst won 11 times; Dr Aitken had 10 wins and William Gibson 9.
As has been pointed out, this is Roddy's 8th win.
I do not know if the number of years between Roddy's first win and his 2013 victory is a record. I will have to seek help from other sources, unless Andy Howie has additional information from the initial contact.