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UsersMichael Ridge
PNUM: 15018
Club: Edinburgh
Status: A
Gender: M
Federation: SCO
Fide ID: 2401894
Standard: 1843 ⇒ 1871 (+28)
Allegro: 1858 ⇒ 1847 (-11)
Standard Games
| Rnd | Opponent | Stat | Pub | Adj | Used | Col | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Leah30083 | A | 2069 | 2069 | 2069 | B | 0 | ||
| 2 | Nikodem Ford31188 | J10 | 1160 | 1300 | 1443 | W | 1 | ||
| 3 | Jamie Malkin14049 | A | 2179 | 2179 | 2179 | B | 0 | ||
| 4 | Thomas W J Murray16593 | A | - | - | 1676 | W | 1 | ||
| 5 | Graham M Hamilton4238 | A | 1936 | 1936 | 1936 | B | ½ | ||
| 2 | Jainill Vadalia28248 | J13 | 1750 | 1880 | 1880 | W | ½ | ||
| 3 | Aryan Munshi27788 | J16 | 1725 | - | 1968 | B | ½ | ||
| 4 | Nicolas Skettos26683 | A | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | W | ½ | ||
| 5 | Mike Chisholm16085 | A | 1939 | 1939 | 1939 | B | ½ | ||
| 2 | Jonathan McKay24546 | J20 | 1979 | 2019 | 2019 | W | ½ | ||
| 3 | Louis Cheng29934 | J8 | 1471 | - | 1811 | B | 0 | ||
| 4 | Chris Izod | V | 1907 | 1907 | 1907 | W | ½ | ||
| 5 | Nicholas Fallowfield | V | 1875 | 1875 | 1875 | B | 1 | ||
| 6 | Nathan Ekanem | V | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | W | ½ | ||
| 7 | Paul Brencher | V | 1906 | 1906 | 1906 | B | 0 | ||
| 8 | Kyle Pelling | V | 1866 | 1866 | 1866 | B | ½ | ||
| 9 | Sam Trevelyan | V | 1380 | 1380 | 1443 | W | 0 | ||
| 1 | Stephen W Hogg4365 | A | 2028 | 2028 | 2028 | B | ½ | ||
| 2 | Donald Heron4339 | A | 1599 | 1599 | 1599 | W | ½ | ||
| 3 | Chris James18892 | A | 1884 | 1884 | 1884 | B | 1 | ||
| 4 | Neev Lukhi28295 | J12 | 1655 | 1795 | 1795 | W | 1 | ||
| 5 | Aryan Munshi27788 | J16 | 1725 | - | 1968 | B | 0 | ||
| 1 | Robert M Furness | V | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | W | ½ | ||
| 2 | Paul Macklin | V | 2321 | 2321 | 2243 | W | 0 | ||
| 3 | Peter J Mulleady | V | 1935 | 1935 | 1935 | B | 1 | ||
| 4 | Sean Gordon | V | 1894 | 1894 | 1894 | W | 0 | ||
| 1 | Zheming Zhang | V | 2082 | 2082 | 2082 | W | ½ | ||
| 2 | Michael L Green4186 | A | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | B | 1 | ||
| 3 | Balazs-Virgil Szekely | V | 2031 | 2031 | 2031 | W | ½ | ||
| 4 | David J Walker | V | 2245 | 2245 | 2243 | B | 0 | ||
| 5 | Chris Izod | V | 1900 | 1900 | 1900 | W | 1 | ||
| 2 | Craig S M Thomson FM6238 | A | 2220 | 2220 | 2220 | - | 0 | ||
| 8 | Neil Irving12666 | A | 1741 | 1741 | 1741 | - | 0 | ||
| 1 | Stephen David Harvey28173 | A | 1667 | 1667 | 1667 | B | 1 | ||
| 2 | David C Montgomery10572 | A | 1575 | 1575 | 1575 | W | 1 | ||
| 3 | Robert Kane22505 | A | 1812 | 1812 | 1812 | B | ½ | ||
| 4 | Prateek Wadhwa30034 | A | 1643 | 1643 | 1643 | W | ½ | ||
| 5 | Edward Ferry3912 | A | 1849 | 1849 | 1849 | B | ½ | ||
| 1 | Samuel A Milson | V | 2074 | 2074 | 2074 | B | 0 | ||
| 2 | Nigel Birtwistle | V | 2129 | 2129 | 2129 | W | 0 | ||
| 3 | Marcus Gosling | V | 1916 | 1916 | 1916 | B | ½ | ||
| 4 | Ruairi Isaacs | V | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | W | 1 | ||
| 5 | Robert Mclean | V | 1892 | 1892 | 1892 | B | ½ | ||
| 2 | Ivor McConnell4976 | A | 1477 | 1477 | 1477 | W | 1 | ||
| 3 | David Stewart6117 | A | 1638 | 1638 | 1638 | W | 1 | ||
| 6 | David C Montgomery10572 | A | 1575 | 1575 | 1575 | W | 1 | ||
| 9 | Allan McDiarmid5009 | A | 1751 | 1751 | 1751 | W | 1 | ||
| 11 | Chris Donkin3765 | A | 1676 | 1676 | 1676 | W | 1 | ||
| 16 | Lindsay A McGregor5076 | A | 1694 | 1694 | 1694 | W | 0 | ||
| 20 | Ian P Whittaker6460 | A | 1584 | 1584 | 1584 | B | 1 | ||
| 25 | Crawford T Macnab4810 | A | 1716 | 1716 | 1716 | B | 0 | ||
| 28 | David Begg3164 | A | 1680 | 1680 | 1680 | W | 1 | ||
| 1 | Jim Robertson5812 | A | 1333 | 1333 | 1443 | B | 1 | ||
| 2 | Robert Lothian4722 | A | 1992 | 1992 | 1992 | W | ½ | ||
| 3 | Adam Wisniewski30487 | A | 1954 | 1954 | 1954 | B | 0 | ||
| 4 | H Campbell Dougan3780 | A | 1673 | 1673 | 1673 | W | 1 | ||
| 5 | Kritan Boggarapu30027 | J14 | 1839 | 1959 | 1959 | B | 0 | ||
| 6 | Mark Gyalus31613 | A | 1606 | 1606 | 1606 | W | 1 | ||
| 7 | Sanjith Madhavan28016 | J16 | 2052 | 2132 | 2132 | W | ½ | ||
| 1 | Joakim Nilsson | V | 2178 | 2178 | 2178 | W | 0 | ||
| 2 | Fedir Dyshliuk | V | 1719 | 1719 | 1719 | B | ½ | ||
| 3 | Graeme Oswald | V | 2116 | 2116 | 2116 | B | ½ | ||
| 4 | Ravi Wariyar | V | 1899 | 1899 | 1899 | W | 0 | ||
| 1 | Ross Blackford28276 | J17 | 1926 | 1981 | 1981 | B | 0 | ||
| 2 | Robert Kane22505 | A | 1812 | 1812 | 1812 | B | ½ | ||
| 3 | Raj Bhopal22894 | A | 2039 | 2039 | 2039 | - | ½ | ||
| 5 | Frederick Waldhausen Gordon FM28608 | J13 | 2212 | 2342 | 2243 | W | 0 | ||
| 7 | Craig S M Thomson FM6238 | A | 2220 | 2220 | 2220 | - | 0 | ||
Live Grade Calculation:
• MICHAEL RIDGE• 15018
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 1843
• STATUS: A
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• RESULTS:
• TOM LEAH | 30083 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2069 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2069 | USED GRADE: 2069 | EXP: 0.216
• NIKODEM FORD | 31188 | J10 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1160 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 1300 | USED GRADE: 1443 | EXP: 0.918
• JAMIE MALKIN | 14049 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2179 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2179 | USED GRADE: 2179 | EXP: 0.121
• THOMAS W J MURRAY | 16593 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1676 | USED GRADE: 1676 | EXP: 0.719
• GRAHAM M HAMILTON | 4238 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1936 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1936 | USED GRADE: 1936 | EXP: 0.373
• JAINILL VADALIA | 28248 | J13 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1750 | ADJ GRADE (+130): 1880 | USED GRADE: 1880 | EXP: 0.448
• ARYAN MUNSHI | 27788 | J16 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1725 | EST GRADE: 1976 | USED GRADE: 1976 | EXP: 0.32
• NICOLAS SKETTOS | 26683 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2021 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2021 | USED GRADE: 2021 | EXP: 0.267
• MIKE CHISHOLM | 16085 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1939 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1939 | USED GRADE: 1939 | EXP: 0.369
• JONATHAN MCKAY | 24546 | J20 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1979 | ADJ GRADE (+40): 2019 | USED GRADE: 2019 | EXP: 0.27
• LOUIS CHENG | 29934 | J8 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1471 | EST GRADE: 1821 | USED GRADE: 1821 | EXP: 0.531
• CHRIS IZOD | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1907 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1907 | USED GRADE: 1907 | EXP: 0.41
• NICHOLAS FALLOWFIELD | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1875 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1875 | USED GRADE: 1875 | EXP: 0.455
• NATHAN EKANEM | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1949 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1949 | USED GRADE: 1949 | EXP: 0.356
• PAUL BRENCHER | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1906 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1906 | USED GRADE: 1906 | EXP: 0.412
• KYLE PELLING | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1866 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1866 | USED GRADE: 1866 | EXP: 0.468
• SAM TREVELYAN | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1380 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1380 | USED GRADE: 1443 | EXP: 0.918
• STEPHEN W HOGG | 4365 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2028 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2028 | USED GRADE: 2028 | EXP: 0.26
• DONALD HERON | 4339 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1599 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1599 | USED GRADE: 1599 | EXP: 0.802
• CHRIS JAMES | 18892 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1884 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1884 | USED GRADE: 1884 | EXP: 0.443
• NEEV LUKHI | 28295 | J12 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1655 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 1795 | USED GRADE: 1795 | EXP: 0.567
• ARYAN MUNSHI | 27788 | J16 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1725 | EST GRADE: 1976 | USED GRADE: 1976 | EXP: 0.32
• ROBERT M FURNESS | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2009 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2009 | USED GRADE: 2009 | EXP: 0.282
• PAUL MACKLIN | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2321 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2321 | USED GRADE: 2243 | EXP: 0.082
• PETER J MULLEADY | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1935 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1935 | USED GRADE: 1935 | EXP: 0.374
• SEAN GORDON | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1894 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1894 | USED GRADE: 1894 | EXP: 0.429
• ZHEMING ZHANG | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2082 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2082 | USED GRADE: 2082 | EXP: 0.203
• MICHAEL L GREEN | 4186 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 2020 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2020 | USED GRADE: 2020 | EXP: 0.269
• BALAZS-VIRGIL SZEKELY | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2031 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2031 | USED GRADE: 2031 | EXP: 0.256
• DAVID J WALKER | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2245 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2245 | USED GRADE: 2243 | EXP: 0.082
• CHRIS IZOD | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1900 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1900 | USED GRADE: 1900 | EXP: 0.42
• CRAIG S M THOMSON | 6238 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2220 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2220 | USED GRADE: 2220 | EXP: 0.094
• NEIL IRVING | 12666 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1741 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1741 | USED GRADE: 1741 | EXP: 0.639
• STEPHEN DAVID HARVEY | 28173 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1667 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1667 | USED GRADE: 1667 | EXP: 0.73
• DAVID C MONTGOMERY | 10572 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1575 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1575 | USED GRADE: 1575 | EXP: 0.824
• ROBERT KANE | 22505 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1812 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1812 | USED GRADE: 1812 | EXP: 0.543
• PRATEEK WADHWA | 30034 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1643 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1643 | USED GRADE: 1643 | EXP: 0.757
• EDWARD FERRY | 3912 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1849 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1849 | USED GRADE: 1849 | EXP: 0.492
• SAMUEL A MILSON | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2074 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2074 | USED GRADE: 2074 | EXP: 0.211
• NIGEL BIRTWISTLE | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2129 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2129 | USED GRADE: 2129 | EXP: 0.16
• MARCUS GOSLING | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1916 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1916 | USED GRADE: 1916 | EXP: 0.399
• RUAIRI ISAACS | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1457 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1457 | USED GRADE: 1457 | EXP: 0.911
• ROBERT MCLEAN | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1892 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1892 | USED GRADE: 1892 | EXP: 0.431
• IVOR MCCONNELL | 4976 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1477 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1477 | USED GRADE: 1477 | EXP: 0.899
• DAVID STEWART | 6117 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1638 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1638 | USED GRADE: 1638 | EXP: 0.762
• DAVID C MONTGOMERY | 10572 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1575 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1575 | USED GRADE: 1575 | EXP: 0.824
• ALLAN MCDIARMID | 5009 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1751 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1751 | USED GRADE: 1751 | EXP: 0.626
• CHRIS DONKIN | 3765 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1676 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1676 | USED GRADE: 1676 | EXP: 0.719
• LINDSAY A MCGREGOR | 5076 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1694 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1694 | USED GRADE: 1694 | EXP: 0.698
• IAN P WHITTAKER | 6460 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1584 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1584 | USED GRADE: 1584 | EXP: 0.817
• CRAWFORD T MACNAB | 4810 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1716 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1716 | USED GRADE: 1716 | EXP: 0.672
• DAVID BEGG | 3164 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1680 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1680 | USED GRADE: 1680 | EXP: 0.715
• JIM ROBERTSON | 5812 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1333 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1333 | USED GRADE: 1443 | EXP: 0.918
• ROBERT LOTHIAN | 4722 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1992 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1992 | USED GRADE: 1992 | EXP: 0.302
• ADAM WISNIEWSKI | 30487 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1954 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1954 | USED GRADE: 1954 | EXP: 0.349
• H CAMPBELL DOUGAN | 3780 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1673 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1673 | USED GRADE: 1673 | EXP: 0.723
• KRITAN BOGGARAPU | 30027 | J14 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1839 | ADJ GRADE (+120): 1959 | USED GRADE: 1959 | EXP: 0.343
• MARK GYALUS | 31613 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1606 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1606 | USED GRADE: 1606 | EXP: 0.795
• SANJITH MADHAVAN | 28016 | J16 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2052 | ADJ GRADE (+80): 2132 | USED GRADE: 2132 | EXP: 0.158
• JOAKIM NILSSON | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2178 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2178 | USED GRADE: 2178 | EXP: 0.122
• FEDIR DYSHLIUK | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1719 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1719 | USED GRADE: 1719 | EXP: 0.668
• GRAEME OSWALD | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2116 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2116 | USED GRADE: 2116 | EXP: 0.172
• RAVI WARIYAR | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1899 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1899 | USED GRADE: 1899 | EXP: 0.422
• ROSS BLACKFORD | 28276 | J17 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1926 | ADJ GRADE (+55): 1981 | USED GRADE: 1981 | EXP: 0.315
• ROBERT KANE | 22505 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1812 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1812 | USED GRADE: 1812 | EXP: 0.543
• RAJ BHOPAL | 22894 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2039 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2039 | USED GRADE: 2039 | EXP: 0.247
• FREDERICK WALDHAUSEN GORDON | 28608 | J13 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2212 | ADJ GRADE (+130): 2342 | USED GRADE: 2243 | EXP: 0.082
• CRAIG S M THOMSON | 6238 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2220 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2220 | USED GRADE: 2220 | EXP: 0.094
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• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 68 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 68
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 33.5
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 31.536
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 1843
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 68
• 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
• 1843 + (800 x (33.5 - 31.536) / 68) + 5 = 1871 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: +28
• LIVE GRADE: 1871
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• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 1871
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• LIVE GRADE FROM THE 2024 SEASON BECOMES THE PUBLISHED GRADE FOR THE 2025 SEASON
• PLAYER GRANTED A PUBLISHED GRADE OF 1871
Published Grade Calculation:
NO CALCULATIONAllegro Games
| Rnd | Opponent | Stat | Pub | Adj | Used | Col | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | William Bennett7570 | A | 2037 | 2037 | 2037 | W | ½ | ||
| 37 | Charles Gunn-Russell15014 | A | 1763 | 1763 | 1763 | B | 0 | ||
Live Grade Calculation:
• MICHAEL RIDGE• 15018
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 1858
• STATUS: A
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• RESULTS:
• WILLIAM BENNETT | 7570 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 2037 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2037 | USED GRADE: 2037 | EXP: 0.266
• CHARLES GUNN-RUSSELL | 15014 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1763 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1763 | USED GRADE: 1763 | EXP: 0.63
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• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 2 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 2
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 0.5
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 0.896
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 1858
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 30
• LOWER OF G OR 30 (n): 2
• CALCULATED DRIFT (D): 0.85 (to 2 d.p.)
• APPLIED DRIFT (d): D x n / 30 = 0.85 x 2 / 30 = 0 (to 0 d.p.)
• LIVE = PUB + (800 x (ACT - EXP) / N) + d
• 1858 + (800 x (0.5 - 0.896) / 30) + 0 = 1847 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: -11
• LIVE GRADE: 1847
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• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 1847
• *****
• LIVE GRADE FROM THE 2024 SEASON BECOMES THE PUBLISHED GRADE FOR THE 2025 SEASON
• PLAYER GRANTED A PUBLISHED GRADE OF 1847
Published Grade Calculation:
NO CALCULATIONNot listed at Blitz.