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Hammett, Scott

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FIDEFIDE 1803948· Male· Wales· Born in 1974

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Scott Hammett, a 52-year-old player, is rated 1664 — just 9 short of his peak of 1673 (May 2025, age 51). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 20 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Open, 2026 Spring under 1850 Major, and 2025-26 Welsh Under 1850 League Round 1. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Welsh Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 40-month break between Dec 2019 and May 2023 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1664

Standard

Rpd1595·Blz1669

All-time high

1673

−9 pts below
May 2025 · age 51

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#122,591

#122,591 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
9th 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 1673
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1673
at age 51 · −9 from today
May 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
May 2025
2024
6th 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1656
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+361 Elo)
1283 → 1644
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andrew Di-Vetta 1,781
2026 Welsh Open · Apr 2026 · +13.2 Elo
Evolution
-9
1673 → 1664
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
8W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndrew Di-Vetta1,781·2026 Welsh Open·R4·+13.2
2.[W]vsIan Hayes1,769·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R2·+12.7
3.[W]vsJosh Dudley-Price1,368·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R5·+2.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLachlan Baly Hughes Tyrrell1,582·2026 Welsh Open·R6·-12.3
2.[L]vsSteve Jones1,752·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R3·-7.8
3.[L]vsTomasz Zaporowski1,818·2025 Dyfed Open·R3·-5.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#431771-9.0
2026 Spring under 1850 Major
Swiss
Mar 20263/2#182430+5.2
2025-26 Welsh Under 1850 League Round 1
Team
Nov 20251/1#6—+11.4
2025 Dyfed Open
Swiss
Nov 20252/3#191970-16.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Dyfed Open (-16.4 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

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Wales
#169
out of 269 players
Europe
#84,744
in continent
World
#122,586
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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