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Olson, Hamish
FM🇬🇧FIDE 2404257· Male· Scotland· Born in 1994
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Hamish Olson, a 32-year-old Scottish FIDE Master, is rated 2251 and ranked 13th among Scottish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100), and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters. His peak of 2384 was reached at age 30 (Jun 2024, Scottish #5 at the time); he spent 46 months in Scottish top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 25). Earned a IM norm at 2023-24 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11. At junior level, he reached #3 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2251
Standard
Rpd2263·Blz2188
All-time high
2384
−133 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 30
Jun 2024 · age 30
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Scottish players · of 393
46 months in National top 10 (2021–2026)
46 months in National top 10 (2021–2026)
Career timeline
15 entries2026
46 months in national top 10
longest streak 34 months · since Nov 2021
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
Feb 2026
2024
Peak Scottish rank: #5
at age 30 · rated 2384
Jun 2024
All-time peak 2384
at age 30 · −126 from today
Jun 2024
6-month rising streak
+59 Elo
Jun 2024
2022
Crossed 2300
at age 28
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-58
2309 → 2251
Tournaments
8
34 games
Score
21/ 3461.8%
16W10D8L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsThomas MoraisFM2,199·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100)·R2·+8.3
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJoel Paul GantaCM2,114·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100)·R7·-13.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #52 | 2165 | -7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2983 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #89 | 2176 | -29.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #28 | 2183 | -26.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #80 | 2109 | -11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2956 | +13.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #84 | 2257 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2201 | -11.2 |
Worst Elo result: 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100) (-29.2 Elo, finished #89).
Most-Played Opponents
vsCraig W PritchettIM
🇬🇧SCO·2186
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2024
View head-to-head →
vsRoderick M McKayIM
🇬🇧SCO·2149
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsNeil BerryFM
🇬🇧SCO·2225
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2022
View head-to-head →
vsAndrew D GreenCM
🇬🇧SCO·2120
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2018
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Rankings
/
Scotland
#13
out of 459 players
Europe
#3,954
in continent
World
#5,801
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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