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Scherzer, Harrison
🇿🇦FIDE 14357518· Male· South Africa· Born in 1993
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Harrison Scherzer, a 33-year-old South African player, is rated 1965 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He is climbing fast, having gained +176 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open international de Liffre 2025 - A, UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Championship), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). He had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2022–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). He reached South African #67 in Dec 2025.
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1965
at best
Jun 2026 · age 33
Jun 2026 · age 33
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#68 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1965
at age 33
Jun 2026
2025
Peak South African rank: #67
at age 32 · rated 1955
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 32
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+272 Elo)
1517 → 1789
Aug 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1789 → returned at 1955
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+176
1789 → 1965
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
14W7D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 1996 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #47 | 1917 | +26.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2161 | +113.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #91 | 1901 | +26.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#68
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#858
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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