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UsersJames M Loudon
PNUM: 4724
Club: Musselburgh
Status: A
Gender: M
Fide ID: 2410419
Standard: 1320 ⇒ 1229 (-91)
Allegro: 1320 ⇒ 1279 (-41)
Standard Games
| Rnd | Opponent | Stat | Pub | Adj | Used | Col | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | John Palmer31345 | A | - | - | 1135 | W | 0 | ||
| 3 | Maurice P Kelly4550 | A | 1421 | 1421 | 1421 | W | ½ | ||
| 6 | Iain D Hope4379 | A | 1434 | 1434 | 1434 | W | 0 | ||
| 8 | Gavin Howard7931 | A | - | - | - | B | 1 | ||
| 10 | Vince Barron7839 | A | 1249 | 1249 | 1249 | B | 0 | ||
| 2 | Iain D Hope4379 | A | 1434 | 1434 | 1434 | B | ½ | ||
| 3 | Ross Veerman31469 | A | - | - | 1153 | B | ½ | ||
| 4 | Ross Veerman31469 | A | - | - | 1153 | W | 1 | ||
| 5 | Greg Holstead30638 | A | - | - | 1388 | B | ½ | ||
| 6 | Scott Browning18891 | A | 1458 | 1458 | 1458 | W | 0 | ||
| 7 | Vince Barron7839 | A | 1249 | 1249 | 1249 | W | 1 | ||
| 1 | Donald Heron4339 | A | 1599 | 1599 | 1599 | W | 0 | ||
| 9 | Sam O`Connor31467 | A | - | - | 1479 | B | 0 | ||
| 2 | Richard Heathwood4312 | A | 1393 | 1393 | 1393 | W | 0 | ||
| 8 | Martin E Robinson5827 | A | 1682 | 1682 | 1682 | B | 0 | ||
| 11 | Dave J Taylor10177 | A | 1272 | 1272 | 1272 | W | ½ | ||
| 17 | Adam Walkowiak20808 | A | 1461 | 1461 | 1461 | B | ½ | ||
| 21 | Steven Kirk4609 | A | 1378 | 1378 | 1378 | W | ½ | ||
| 26 | Krishan Paterson29419 | NEW | 1349 | 1389 | 1389 | B | 0 | ||
| 32 | Tristan I Del Mar29952 | J11 | 1449 | - | 1720 | W | 0 | ||
| 40 | William G C Platts5650 | A | 1372 | 1372 | 1372 | B | 0 | ||
| 47 | Raghuram Parasur29337 | J13 | 742 | - | 1720 | B | 0 | ||
| 48 | Nicholas C West18884 | A | 1327 | 1327 | 1327 | W | ½ | ||
| 6 | Connor George31682 | A | - | - | 963 | W | 1 | ||
| 9 | Chris Dowle29136 | A | 1088 | 1088 | 1088 | B | 0 | ||
Live Grade Calculation:
• JAMES M LOUDON• 4724
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 1320
• STATUS: A
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• RESULTS:
• JOHN PALMER | 31345 | LOSS | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 1135 | USED GRADE: 1135 | EXP: 0.74
• MAURICE P KELLY | 4550 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1421 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1421 | USED GRADE: 1421 | EXP: 0.363
• IAIN D HOPE | 4379 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1434 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1434 | USED GRADE: 1434 | EXP: 0.345
• GAVIN HOWARD | 7931 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 586 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 586 | USED GRADE: 0 | EXP: 0.918
• VINCE BARRON | 7839 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1249 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1249 | USED GRADE: 1249 | EXP: 0.598
• IAIN D HOPE | 4379 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1434 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1434 | USED GRADE: 1434 | EXP: 0.345
• ROSS VEERMAN | 31469 | DRAW | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1153 | USED GRADE: 1153 | EXP: 0.719
• ROSS VEERMAN | 31469 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1153 | USED GRADE: 1153 | EXP: 0.719
• GREG HOLSTEAD | 30638 | DRAW | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 1389 | USED GRADE: 1389 | EXP: 0.404
• SCOTT BROWNING | 18891 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1458 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1458 | USED GRADE: 1458 | EXP: 0.315
• VINCE BARRON | 7839 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 1249 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1249 | USED GRADE: 1249 | EXP: 0.598
• DONALD HERON | 4339 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1599 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1599 | USED GRADE: 1599 | EXP: 0.167
• SAM O`CONNOR | 31467 | LOSS | UNGRADED | TEMP GRADE: 1479 | USED GRADE: 1479 | EXP: 0.29
• RICHARD HEATHWOOD | 4312 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1393 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1393 | USED GRADE: 1393 | EXP: 0.399
• MARTIN E ROBINSON | 5827 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1682 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1682 | USED GRADE: 1682 | EXP: 0.104
• DAVE J TAYLOR | 10177 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1272 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1272 | USED GRADE: 1272 | EXP: 0.567
• ADAM WALKOWIAK | 20808 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1461 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1461 | USED GRADE: 1461 | EXP: 0.312
• STEVEN KIRK | 4609 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1378 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1378 | USED GRADE: 1378 | EXP: 0.419
• KRISHAN PATERSON | 29419 | NEW | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1349 | ADJ GRADE (+40): 1389 | USED GRADE: 1389 | EXP: 0.404
• TRISTAN I DEL MAR | 29952 | J11 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1449 | EST GRADE: 1730 | USED GRADE: 1720 | EXP: 0.082
• WILLIAM G C PLATTS | 5650 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1372 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1372 | USED GRADE: 1372 | EXP: 0.427
• RAGHURAM PARASUR | 29337 | J13 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 742 | EST GRADE: 1765 | USED GRADE: 1720 | EXP: 0.082
• NICHOLAS C WEST | 18884 | DRAW | PUB GRADE: 1327 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1327 | USED GRADE: 1327 | EXP: 0.49
• CONNOR GEORGE | 31682 | WIN | UNGRADED | EST GRADE: 963 | USED GRADE: 963 | EXP: 0.892
• CHRIS DOWLE | 29136 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1088 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1088 | USED GRADE: 1088 | EXP: 0.79
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• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 24 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 24
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 7.0
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 10.571
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 1320
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 30
• LOWER OF G OR 30 (n): 24
• CALCULATED DRIFT (D): 4.63 (to 2 d.p.)
• APPLIED DRIFT (d): D x n / 30 = 4.63 x 24 / 30 = 4 (to 0 d.p.)
• LIVE = PUB + (800 x (ACT - EXP) / N) + d
• 1320 + (800 x (7.0 - 10.571) / 30) + 4 = 1229 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: -91
• LIVE GRADE: 1229
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• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 1229
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• LIVE GRADE FROM THE 2024 SEASON BECOMES THE PUBLISHED GRADE FOR THE 2025 SEASON
• PLAYER GRANTED A PUBLISHED GRADE OF 1229
Published Grade Calculation:
NO CALCULATIONAllegro Games
| Rnd | Opponent | Stat | Pub | Adj | Used | Col | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Olav Lange15011 | A | 1554 | 1554 | 1554 | B | 0 | ||
| 39 | David Stewart6117 | A | 1638 | 1638 | 1638 | W | 0 | ||
| 48 | Graeme R Russell8748 | A | 1405 | 1405 | 1405 | B | 0 | ||
| 75 | Meiting Wang29127 | J12 | 819 | - | 1072 | W | 0 | ||
| 76 | Arseni Cojocaru-Plamadeala30798 | J9 | 308 | 448 | 448 | B | 1 | ||
Live Grade Calculation:
• JAMES M LOUDON• 4724
• GRADED PLAYER CALCULATION
• PUBLISHED GRADE: 1320
• STATUS: A
• *****
• RESULTS:
• OLAV LANGE | 15011 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1554 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1554 | USED GRADE: 1554 | EXP: 0.208
• DAVID STEWART | 6117 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1638 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1638 | USED GRADE: 1638 | EXP: 0.134
• GRAEME R RUSSELL | 8748 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 1405 | ADJ GRADE (+0): 1405 | USED GRADE: 1405 | EXP: 0.383
• MEITING WANG | 29127 | J12 | LOSS | PUB GRADE: 819 | EST GRADE: 1080 | USED GRADE: 1080 | EXP: 0.798
• ARSENI COJOCARU-PLAMADEALA | 30798 | J9 | WIN | PUB GRADE: 308 | ADJ GRADE (+140): 448 | USED GRADE: 448 | RESULT VOID DUE TO THE 735 RULE
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• CALCULATION STEPS:
• 4 GRADABLE GAMES
• QTY GRADABLE GAMES (G): 4
• ACTUAL SCORE (ACT): 0.0
• EXPECTED SCORE (EXP): 1.523
• PUBLISHED GRADE (PUB): 1320
• HIGHER OF G OR 30 (N): 30
• LOWER OF G OR 30 (n): 4
• CALCULATED DRIFT (D): 0.85 (to 2 d.p.)
• APPLIED DRIFT (d): D x n / 30 = 0.85 x 4 / 30 = 0 (to 0 d.p.)
• LIVE = PUB + (800 x (ACT - EXP) / N) + d
• 1320 + (800 x (0.0 - 1.523) / 30) + 0 = 1279 (to 0 d.p.)
• GRADE DELTA: -41
• LIVE GRADE: 1279
• *****
• GRADING CRITERIA MET
• PLAYER GRANTED LIVE GRADE OF 1279
• *****
• LIVE GRADE FROM THE 2024 SEASON BECOMES THE PUBLISHED GRADE FOR THE 2025 SEASON
• PLAYER GRANTED A PUBLISHED GRADE OF 1279
Published Grade Calculation:
NO CALCULATIONNot listed at Blitz.