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UsersIain A Shields
PNUM: 30127
Clubs: Queens Park & Phones
Status: A
Gender: M
Fide ID: 2410427
Standard: 1209 ⇒ 1180 (-29)
Allegro: 1100 ⇒ 1103 (+3)
Standard Games
| Rnd | Opponent | Stat | Pub | Adj | Used | Col | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Clive Boothby30042 | A | 922 | 922 | 922 | W | 0 | ||
| 3 | Ian C Ferguson30831 | NEW | 980 | 1020 | 1020 | B | 1 | ||
| 4 | Thomas McAleer29250 | NEW | 1014 | 1054 | 1054 | W | 0 | ||
| 5 | Thor Saemundsson26599 | A | 1367 | 1367 | 1367 | B | ½ | ||
Live Grade Calculation:
• IAIN A SHIELDS• 30127
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 1209
• STATUS: A
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• RESULTS:
• CLIVE BOOTHBY | 30042 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 922 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 922 | USED GRADE: 922 | EXP: 0.841
• IAN C FERGUSON | 30831 | NEW | WIN | PUB GRADE: 980 | ADJ GRADE (+40): 1020 | USED GRADE: 1020 | EXP: 0.745
• THOMAS MCALEER | 29250 | NEW | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1014 | ADJ GRADE (+40): 1054 | USED GRADE: 1054 | EXP: 0.705
• THOR SAEMUNDSSON | 26599 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1367 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1367 | USED GRADE: 1367 | EXP: 0.291
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• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 4 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 4
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 1.5
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 2.582
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 1209
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 30
• LOWER OF G OR 30 (n): 4
• CALCULATED DRIFT (D): -0.22 (to 2 d.p.)
• APPLIED DRIFT (d): D x n / 30 = -0.22 x 4 / 30 = -0 (to 0 d.p.)
• LIVE = PUB + (800 x (ACT - EXP) / N) + d
• 1209 + (800 x (1.5 - 2.582) / 30) - 0 = 1180 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: -29
• LIVE GRADE: 1180
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• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 1180
Published Grade Calculation:
• IAIN A SHIELDS• 30127
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 1162
• STATUS: A
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• RESULTS:
• ADITHYA ALWIS | 31428 | J9 | WIN | UNGRADED
• MORITZ BOGS | 31449 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1408 | USED GRADE: 1408 | EXP: 0.196
• DOUGLAS CAIRNS | 3381 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1327 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1327 | USED GRADE: 1327 | EXP: 0.283
• ATRASNU BHADURI | 29038 | J9 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1015 | USED GRADE: 1015 | EXP: 0.695
• JOSH STEWART | 31061 | J16 | LOSS | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1691 | USED GRADE: 1562 | EXP: 0.082
• GREG FORREST | 30467 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1159 | USED GRADE: 1159 | EXP: 0.504
• ANDY CHISHOLM | 30859 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1285 | USED GRADE: 1285 | EXP: 0.333
• MICHAEL REDA | 31557 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1354 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1354 | USED GRADE: 1354 | EXP: 0.252
• ANDREW MCCULLOCH | 17397 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1118 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1118 | USED GRADE: 1118 | EXP: 0.562
• ALAGU NAACHIAPPAN KARTHICK | 29505 | J12 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 650 | EST GRADE: 1537 | USED GRADE: 1537 | EXP: 0.096
• SADIE BLAKE | 31691 | WIN | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 802 | USED GRADE: 802 | EXP: 0.894
• ISA GUCLU | 31592 | LOSS | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 1584 | USED GRADE: 1562 | EXP: 0.082
• DAVID G HALL | 4230 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1590 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1590 | USED GRADE: 1562 | EXP: 0.082
• EMILIA DIMITRIOU | 31692 | WIN | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 1036 | USED GRADE: 1036 | EXP: 0.67
• WILLIAM MCINTOSH | 15465 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1509 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1509 | USED GRADE: 1509 | EXP: 0.114
• PAT O`HANLON | 29989 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1412 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1412 | USED GRADE: 1412 | EXP: 0.192
• IAIN D HOPE | 4379 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1434 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1434 | USED GRADE: 1434 | EXP: 0.172
• ALAN KOVALEVSKIJ | 31774 | J14 | LOSS | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1249 | USED GRADE: 1249 | EXP: 0.381
• WILLIAM MAIER | 31916 | J16 | LOSS | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1260 | USED GRADE: 1260 | EXP: 0.366
• DAVID CUBITT | 3648 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1402 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1402 | USED GRADE: 1402 | EXP: 0.202
• KIRSTY MCCUSKER | 22500 | LOSS | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1290 | USED GRADE: 1290 | EXP: 0.327
• SRIRAM BHASKAR | 29358 | J12 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 133 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 273 | USED GRADE: 0
• ANNA MARCINIAK | 30074 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1459 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1459 | USED GRADE: 1459 | EXP: 0.151
• ANA BELEN SEIJAS OTERO | 29816 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1370 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1370 | USED GRADE: 1370 | EXP: 0.235
• CIARAN CONWAY | 31160 | J13 | LOSS | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1485 | USED GRADE: 1485 | EXP: 0.13
• PAT O`HANLON | 29989 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1412 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1412 | USED GRADE: 1412 | EXP: 0.192
• YUSHU HUANG | 30969 | J9 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1184 | USED GRADE: 1184 | EXP: 0.469
• EVAN KHODEIR | 31443 | LOSS | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 1465 | USED GRADE: 1465 | EXP: 0.146
• ALEX M WADDELL | 6333 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1365 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1365 | USED GRADE: 1365 | EXP: 0.24
• MOAADH SAAD HASSAN | 31512 | J13 | LOSS | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 1180 | USED GRADE: 1180 | EXP: 0.475
• GERRY MCCARRON | 30343 | LOSS | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1230 | USED GRADE: 1230 | EXP: 0.405
• THOMAS ROBERTSON | 31516 | WIN | UNGRADED
• ALISTAIR M AHMED | 7890 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1616 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1616 | USED GRADE: 1562 | EXP: 0.082
• HARRY MCGRORY | 31604 | LOSS | UNGRADED
• JOSH CUMMINGS | 31599 | WIN | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 936 | USED GRADE: 936 | EXP: 0.784
• JONATHAN LINNEY | 30330 | LOSS | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1366 | USED GRADE: 1366 | EXP: 0.239
• DAVID HUGHES | 31600 | DRAW | UNGRADED
• JACK SPILLANE | 31603 | LOSS | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 1352 | USED GRADE: 1352 | EXP: 0.254
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• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 33 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 33
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 12.0
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 10.287
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 1162
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 33
• 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
• 1162 + (800 x (12.0 - 10.287) / 33) + 5 = 1209 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: +47
• LIVE GRADE: 1209
• *****
• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 1209
• *****
• LIVE GRADE FROM THE 2024 SEASON BECOMES THE PUBLISHED GRADE FOR THE 2025 SEASON
• PLAYER GRANTED A PUBLISHED GRADE OF 1209
Allegro Games
| Rnd | Opponent | Stat | Pub | Adj | Used | Col | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theodoros Vasiliadis29586 | A | 1905 | 1905 | 1905 | B | 0 | ||
| 2 | Krishiv Ganesh30549 | J9 | 518 | 658 | 700 | W | 1 | ||
| 3 | Igor Semenov29910 | J14 | 1543 | 1663 | 1500 | B | 0 | ||
| 4 | Shaurya Sharma Nath31136 | J10 | 474 | 614 | 700 | W | 1 | ||
| 5 | Christopher Nield28934 | J20 | 1461 | 1501 | 1500 | B | 0 | ||
| 6 | James Rajendran30809 | J12 | 632 | 772 | 772 | W | 1 | ||
Live Grade Calculation:
• IAIN A SHIELDS• 30127
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 1100
• STATUS: A
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• RESULTS:
• THEODOROS VASILIADIS | 29586 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1905 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1905 | USED GRADE: 1905 | RESULT VOID DUE TO THE 735 RULE
• KRISHIV GANESH | 30549 | J9 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 518 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 658 | USED GRADE: 700 | EXP: 0.918
• IGOR SEMENOV | 29910 | J14 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1543 | ADJ GRADE (+120): 1663 | USED GRADE: 1500 | EXP: 0.082
• SHAURYA SHARMA NATH | 31136 | J10 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 474 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 614 | USED GRADE: 700 | EXP: 0.918
• CHRISTOPHER NIELD | 28934 | J20 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1461 | ADJ GRADE (+40): 1501 | USED GRADE: 1500 | EXP: 0.082
• JAMES RAJENDRAN | 30809 | J12 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 632 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 772 | USED GRADE: 772 | EXP: 0.874
• -----
• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 5 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 5
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 3.0
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 2.874
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 1100
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 30
• LOWER OF G OR 30 (n): 5
• CALCULATED DRIFT (D): 0 (to 2 d.p.)
• APPLIED DRIFT (d): D x n / 30 = 0 x 5 / 30 = 0 (to 0 d.p.)
• LIVE = PUB + (800 x (ACT - EXP) / N) + d
• 1100 + (800 x (3.0 - 2.874) / 30) + 0 = 1103 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: +3
• LIVE GRADE: 1103
• *****
• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 1103
Published Grade Calculation:
• IAIN A SHIELDS• 30127
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 1142
• STATUS: A
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• RESULTS:
• ALEXANDER CORKE | 24417 | J20 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1242 | USED GRADE: 1242 | EXP: 0.364
• ANTON SKORNYAKOV | 27458 | J15 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 971 | ADJ GRADE (+100): 1071 | USED GRADE: 1071 | EXP: 0.598
• JAMES SIMOND | 30110 | J19 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1378 | USED GRADE: 1378 | EXP: 0.206
• TAVISH RAILWANI | 29428 | J9 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1247 | EST GRADE: 1504 | USED GRADE: 1504 | EXP: 0.104
• OWEN CARROL | 31009 | J16 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 637 | ADJ GRADE (+80): 717 | USED GRADE: 742 | EXP: 0.918
• ROB COLSTON | 18347 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1970 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1970 | USED GRADE: 1970 | RESULT VOID DUE TO THE 735 RULE
• KRISHIV GANESH | 30549 | J8 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 396 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 536 | USED GRADE: 742 | EXP: 0.918
• MARTIN MYANT | 29390 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1662 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1662 | USED GRADE: 1542 | EXP: 0.082
• DHRUV GARG | 30979 | J11 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 310 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 450 | USED GRADE: 742 | EXP: 0.918
• JOHN MCKENNA | 5128 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1690 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1690 | USED GRADE: 1542 | EXP: 0.082
• VEDANT MALHOTRA | 28686 | J14 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 730 | ADJ GRADE (+120): 850 | USED GRADE: 850 | EXP: 0.845
• PAT O`HANLON | 29989 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1284 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1284 | USED GRADE: 1284 | EXP: 0.311
• CHRIS COTTON | 29802 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1258 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1258 | USED GRADE: 1258 | EXP: 0.343
• NICHOLAS REID | 25302 | J17 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 988 | ADJ GRADE (+55): 1043 | USED GRADE: 1043 | EXP: 0.635
• CIARAN CONWAY | 31160 | J13 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1253 | USED GRADE: 1253 | EXP: 0.349
• ADAM A R CALLAGHAN | 30428 | J18 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1291 | ADJ GRADE (+50): 1341 | USED GRADE: 1341 | EXP: 0.244
• ALISTAIR M AHMED | 7890 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1624 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1624 | USED GRADE: 1542 | EXP: 0.082
• CALUM FORBES | 30978 | J10 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 270 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 410 | USED GRADE: 742 | EXP: 0.918
• JAINILL VADALIA | 28248 | J13 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1660 | ADJ GRADE (+130): 1790 | USED GRADE: 1542 | EXP: 0.082
• GANESH RAMANATHAN | 30548 | LOSS | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 881 | USED GRADE: 881 | EXP: 0.819
• KRISHIV GANESH | 30549 | J8 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 396 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 536 | USED GRADE: 742 | EXP: 0.918
• DAVID J WIGGLESWORTH | 31694 | DRAW | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 685 | USED GRADE: 742 | EXP: 0.918
• ROSS VEERMAN | 31469 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 972 | USED GRADE: 972 | EXP: 0.723
• ANTHONY RITCHIE | 8939 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1395 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1395 | USED GRADE: 1395 | EXP: 0.189
• JOSH REYNOLDS | 30168 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1121 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1121 | USED GRADE: 1121 | EXP: 0.529
• NICHOLAS KITAEV | 29661 | J10 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1158 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 1298 | USED GRADE: 1298 | EXP: 0.294
• WILLIAM MCINTOSH | 15465 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1509 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1509 | USED GRADE: 1509 | EXP: 0.101
• KYLE LOPEZ HENDERSON | 31131 | J13 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 715 | EST GRADE: 1205 | USED GRADE: 1205 | EXP: 0.412
• SANDY LOPEZ HENDERSON | 31444 | J10 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 433 | USED GRADE: 742 | EXP: 0.918
• YUSHU HUANG | 30969 | J9 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 631 | EST GRADE: 1048 | USED GRADE: 1048 | EXP: 0.629
• LAURENTIU ARCHIP | 28865 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1600 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1600 | USED GRADE: 1542 | EXP: 0.082
• MARNIX JORIS | 31524 | J18 | DRAW | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1016 | USED GRADE: 1016 | EXP: 0.67
• IAIN D HOPE | 4379 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1324 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1324 | USED GRADE: 1324 | EXP: 0.263
• PAT O`HANLON | 29989 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1284 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1284 | USED GRADE: 1284 | EXP: 0.311
• IAN RAMSAY | 28911 | DRAW | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 966 | USED GRADE: 966 | EXP: 0.73
• ALAN KOVALEVSKIJ | 31774 | J14 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1106 | USED GRADE: 1106 | EXP: 0.55
• JOSEPH WATSON-MCFIE | 7616 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1637 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1637 | USED GRADE: 1542 | EXP: 0.082
• ANA BELEN SEIJAS OTERO | 29816 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1327 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1327 | USED GRADE: 1327 | EXP: 0.26
• YUSHU HUANG | 30969 | J9 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 631 | EST GRADE: 1048 | USED GRADE: 1048 | EXP: 0.629
• HUMAM AL DAKL ALLA | 29924 | J10 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1292 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 1432 | USED GRADE: 1432 | EXP: 0.157
• NEIL IRVING | 12666 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1756 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1756 | USED GRADE: 1542 | EXP: 0.082
• HARRY MCGRORY | 31604 | LOSS | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1040 | USED GRADE: 1040 | EXP: 0.639
• GREG FORREST | 30467 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 785 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 785 | USED GRADE: 785 | EXP: 0.892
• JACK SPILLANE | 31603 | WIN | UNGRADED
• JONATHAN LINNEY | 30330 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1006 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1006 | USED GRADE: 1006 | EXP: 0.683
• JACK GALLAGHER | 31728 | LOSS | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 1228 | USED GRADE: 1228 | EXP: 0.382
• -----
• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 44 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 44
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 18.5
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 20.861
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 1142
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 44
• LOWER OF G OR 30 (n): 30
• CALCULATED DRIFT (D): 0.85 (to 2 d.p.)
• APPLIED DRIFT (d): D x n / 30 = 0.85 x 30 / 30 = 1 (to 0 d.p.)
• LIVE = PUB + (800 x (ACT - EXP) / N) + d
• 1142 + (800 x (18.5 - 20.861) / 44) + 1 = 1100 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: -42
• LIVE GRADE: 1100
• *****
• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 1100
• *****
• LIVE GRADE FROM THE 2024 SEASON BECOMES THE PUBLISHED GRADE FOR THE 2025 SEASON
• PLAYER GRANTED A PUBLISHED GRADE OF 1100
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