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Poling, Scott

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FIDEFIDE 2028344· Male· United States of America· Born in 1968

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Scott Poling, a 58-year-old American player, is rated 1812 — just 29 short of his peak of 1841 (Mar 2024, age 56). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 57-month break between Apr 2020 and Feb 2025 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100.

Current rating

1812

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1841

−29 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 56

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#72,599

#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
68th American 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1834
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1735 → 1834
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1841
at age 56 · −29 from today
Mar 2024
2022
66th American 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1735
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1735 → returned at 1834
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sandesh Aher 1,570
17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100 · Jan 2026 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-22
1834 → 1812
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsSandesh Aher1,570·17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100·R1·+4.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/3#1101794-22.2
Worst Elo result: 17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100 (-22.2 Elo, finished #110).

Most-Played Opponents

vsElliott WinslowIM
🇺🇸USA·1976
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsJerry Simpkins
🇺🇸USA·1722
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsJerry Morgan
🇺🇸USA·1660
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2015
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,096
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,316
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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