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McCusker, Andrew

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FIDEFIDE 2404281· Male· Scotland· Born in 1998

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Andrew Mccusker, a 28-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2042 — just 4 short of his peak of 2046 (Jan 2026, age 28) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +70 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 3 and 4. Also played 4 rapid (including Lothians Allegro Open 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Ken Stewart Cup) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 43 months (2012–2016) and 27 months (2016–2018). He reached Scottish #55 in Mar 2026.

At junior level, he reached #2, #3, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2042

Standard

Rpd1960·Blz2078

All-time high

2046

−4 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 28

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,735 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
Peak Scottish rank: #55
at age 28 · rated 2046
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2046
at age 28 · −4 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 27
Jul 2025
100 career games
at age 27
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1806 → 1939
May 2024
2020
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andrew J MuirIM 2,144
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 3 and 4 · Nov 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
+32
2010 → 2042
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
5W3D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDaniel Savidge2,111·2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9·R9·-7.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Perth Congress 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
May 20263/4#302086+4.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#451311-8.2
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#132325+16.8
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20252/2#72790+18.8

Rankings

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Scotland
#61
out of 459 players
Europe
#15,976
in continent
World
#21,735
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2
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3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
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2,385
6
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2,332
7
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2,323
8
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2,305
9
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2,301
10
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2,276
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61🇬🇧McCusker, Andrew2,042
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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15976🇬🇧McCusker, Andrew2,042
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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21735🇬🇧McCusker, Andrew2,042