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Scott, Harold
🇺🇸FIDE 2048450· Male· United States of America· Born in 1970
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Harold Scott, a 56-year-old American player, is rated 1857. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 28 months (2016–2018), 36 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 33 months (2021–2024). Recent appearances: 2025 December - 2026 February Marshall Mondays Round 1-5 and 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - U2100. His peak of 1996 was reached at age 43 (Jun 2013).
Current rating
1857
Standard
Rpd1947·Blz1954
All-time high
1996
−139 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 43
Jun 2013 · age 43
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#59,454
#59,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
54th American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1857
May 2026
2022
37th American 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1926
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1943
Nov 2021
2019
46th American 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1941
Jul 2019
2018
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1941 → returned at 1944
Aug 2018
2016
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1946 → returned at 1941
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
1863 → 1857
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #19 | 1489 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #74 | 2494 | -4.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,646
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#6,647
in continent
World
#59,453
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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