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2600 Club
UsersStuart Ballantyne
PNUM: 29148
Club: Bank of Scotland
Status: A
Gender: M
Federation: SCO
Fide ID: 2409666
Standard: 1635 ⇒ 1817 (+182)
Allegro: 1746 ⇒ 1755 (+9)
Standard Games
| Rnd | Opponent | Stat | Pub | Adj | Used | Col | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Walter Burnett3352 | A | 1910 | 1910 | 1910 | W | 1 | ||
| 30 | Sam McKnight30987 | A | - | - | 1528 | B | 1 | ||
| 3 | Ross Blackford28276 | J17 | 1926 | 1981 | 1981 | W | 0 | ||
| 8 | Ian C Morrison5375 | A | 1811 | 1811 | 1811 | W | 1 | ||
| 10 | Ivar Bundulis30502 | NEW | 1785 | 1825 | 1825 | B | 1 | ||
| 13 | Andre Antunes26048 | A | 1791 | 1791 | 1791 | B | 0 | ||
| 15 | Charles Gunn-Russell15014 | A | 1763 | 1763 | 1763 | B | ½ | ||
| 22 | Raj Bhopal22894 | A | 2039 | 2039 | 2035 | W | 0 | ||
| 23 | Allan McDiarmid5009 | A | 1751 | 1751 | 1751 | W | 1 | ||
| 26 | Ivar Bundulis30502 | NEW | 1785 | 1825 | 1825 | W | 1 | ||
| 29 | Lindsay A McGregor5076 | A | 1694 | 1694 | 1694 | W | 1 | ||
| 12 | Stavros Karampatos24148 | A | 1802 | 1802 | 1802 | B | 0 | ||
| 20 | Andrew Sutherland10980 | A | 1664 | 1664 | 1664 | W | 1 | ||
| 21 | Stephen David Harvey28173 | A | 1667 | 1667 | 1667 | W | 1 | ||
| 30 | Chris Sykes12843 | A | 1766 | 1766 | 1766 | B | 0 | ||
| 44 | Graham M Dobbie3740 | A | 1834 | 1834 | 1834 | B | 1 | ||
| 7 | Alex Keenan24620 | A | 1675 | 1675 | 1675 | W | ½ | ||
| 26 | John W McIntyre5102 | A | 1639 | 1639 | 1639 | W | 1 | ||
| 38 | Alan Jelfs4482 | A | 1801 | 1801 | 1801 | W | ½ | ||
| 4 | Mike Cavanagh3468 | A | 1789 | 1789 | 1789 | W | 0 | ||
| 6 | Matthew Deighan29878 | NEW | 1717 | 1757 | 1757 | W | 1 | ||
Live Grade Calculation:
• STUART BALLANTYNE• 29148
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 1635
• STATUS: A
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• RESULTS:
• WALTER BURNETT | 3352 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1910 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1910 | USED GRADE: 1910 | EXP: 0.17
• SAM MCKNIGHT | 30987 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1528 | USED GRADE: 1528 | EXP: 0.646
• ROSS BLACKFORD | 28276 | J17 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1926 | ADJ GRADE (+55): 1981 | USED GRADE: 1981 | EXP: 0.114
• IAN C MORRISON | 5375 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1811 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1811 | USED GRADE: 1811 | EXP: 0.27
• IVAR BUNDULIS | 30502 | NEW | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1785 | ADJ GRADE (+40): 1825 | USED GRADE: 1825 | EXP: 0.254
• ANDRE ANTUNES | 26048 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1791 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1791 | USED GRADE: 1791 | EXP: 0.294
• CHARLES GUNN-RUSSELL | 15014 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1763 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1763 | USED GRADE: 1763 | EXP: 0.327
• RAJ BHOPAL | 22894 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 2039 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 2039 | USED GRADE: 2035 | EXP: 0.082
• ALLAN MCDIARMID | 5009 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1751 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1751 | USED GRADE: 1751 | EXP: 0.343
• IVAR BUNDULIS | 30502 | NEW | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1785 | ADJ GRADE (+40): 1825 | USED GRADE: 1825 | EXP: 0.254
• LINDSAY A MCGREGOR | 5076 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1694 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1694 | USED GRADE: 1694 | EXP: 0.417
• STAVROS KARAMPATOS | 24148 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1802 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1802 | USED GRADE: 1802 | EXP: 0.281
• ANDREW SUTHERLAND | 10980 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1664 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1664 | USED GRADE: 1664 | EXP: 0.459
• STEPHEN DAVID HARVEY | 28173 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1667 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1667 | USED GRADE: 1667 | EXP: 0.455
• CHRIS SYKES | 12843 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1766 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1766 | USED GRADE: 1766 | EXP: 0.323
• GRAHAM M DOBBIE | 3740 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1834 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1834 | USED GRADE: 1834 | EXP: 0.244
• ALEX KEENAN | 24620 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1675 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1675 | USED GRADE: 1675 | EXP: 0.444
• JOHN W MCINTYRE | 5102 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1639 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1639 | USED GRADE: 1639 | EXP: 0.494
• ALAN JELFS | 4482 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1801 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1801 | USED GRADE: 1801 | EXP: 0.282
• MIKE CAVANAGH | 3468 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1789 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1789 | USED GRADE: 1789 | EXP: 0.296
• MATTHEW DEIGHAN | 29878 | NEW | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1717 | ADJ GRADE (+40): 1757 | USED GRADE: 1757 | EXP: 0.335
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• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 21 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 21
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 13.5
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 6.784
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 1635
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 30
• LOWER OF G OR 30 (n): 21
• CALCULATED DRIFT (D): 4.63 (to 2 d.p.)
• APPLIED DRIFT (d): D x n / 30 = 4.63 x 21 / 30 = 3 (to 0 d.p.)
• LIVE = PUB + (800 x (ACT - EXP) / N) + d
• 1635 + (800 x (13.5 - 6.784) / 30) + 3 = 1817 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: +182
• LIVE GRADE: 1817
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• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 1817
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• LIVE GRADE FROM THE 2024 SEASON BECOMES THE PUBLISHED GRADE FOR THE 2025 SEASON
• PLAYER GRANTED A PUBLISHED GRADE OF 1817
Published Grade Calculation:
NO CALCULATIONAllegro Games
| Rnd | Opponent | Stat | Pub | Adj | Used | Col | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Callum Darling30564 | NEW | 1508 | 1548 | 1548 | B | 1 | ||
| 68 | Howie Gall31437 | J12 | - | - | 1346 | W | 1 | ||
Live Grade Calculation:
• STUART BALLANTYNE• 29148
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 1746
• STATUS: A
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• RESULTS:
• CALLUM DARLING | 30564 | NEW | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1508 | ADJ GRADE (+40): 1548 | USED GRADE: 1548 | EXP: 0.755
• HOWIE GALL | 31437 | J12 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1197 | USED GRADE: 1346 | EXP: 0.918
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• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 2 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 2
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 2.0
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 1.673
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 1746
• 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
• 1746 + (800 x (2.0 - 1.673) / 30) + 0 = 1755 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: +9
• LIVE GRADE: 1755
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• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 1755
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• LIVE GRADE FROM THE 2024 SEASON BECOMES THE PUBLISHED GRADE FOR THE 2025 SEASON
• PLAYER GRANTED A PUBLISHED GRADE OF 1755
Published Grade Calculation:
NO CALCULATIONNot listed at Blitz.