The 127th Scottish Chess Championship takes place from 2-10 July 2022 at Edinburgh Chess Club in Edinburgh. The event is played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with participation of 16 players who fight for the title of the National Champion.
The battlefield is led by IM Angus Dunnington, IM Douglas Bryson and FM Keith Ruxton. (scroll down for starting rank list). The time control of the event is: 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.
Starting rank list of players – 127th Scottish Chess Championship:
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | IM | Dunnington Angus J | SCO | 2378 |
| 2 | IM | Bryson Douglas M | SCO | 2329 |
| 3 | FM | Ruxton Keith | SCO | 2316 |
| 4 | FM | Berry Neil | SCO | 2288 |
| 5 | FM | Abdulla Murad | SCO | 2287 |
| 6 | IM | Pritchett Craig W | SCO | 2248 |
| 7 | FM | Burnett Andrew | SCO | 2231 |
| 8 | FM | Morrison Graham | SCO | 2223 |
| 9 | IM | Mckay Roderick M | SCO | 2203 |
| 10 | Farrell Neil | SCO | 2165 | |
| 11 | Koehn Lennart | SCO | 2098 | |
| 12 | Maxwell Daniel | SCO | 2091 | |
| 13 | IM | Orr Mark J L | IRL | 2080 |
| 14 | Stevenson James | SCO | 1984 | |
| 15 | Mckay Jonathan | SCO | 1897 | |
| 16 | Madhavan Sanjith | SCO | 1728 |
