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McCusker, Kirsty

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FIDEFIDE 2404397· Female· Scotland· Born in 2000

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Kirsty Mccusker, a 26-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1532 — just 29 short of her peak of 1561 (Jul 2025, age 25). She has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 8 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4, and Scottish Women's Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Cathcart Allegro 2025) recently. She took a 131-month break between Dec 2012 and Dec 2023.

At junior level, she reached #7 and #7 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1532

Standard

Rpd1510·Blz1538

All-time high

1561

−29 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 25

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#172,387

#172,387 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
All-time peak 1561
at age 25 · −29 from today
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 25
Apr 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+322 Elo)
1189 → 1511
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 24
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bence Mogyorodi 1,770
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9 · Apr 2026 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-16
1548 → 1532
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
3.5/ 2414.6%
2W3D19L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHumam Al Dakl Alla1,706·Ayr Open 2025·R5·-5.6
2.[L]vsChristopher Nield1,763·Ayr Open 2025·R3·-4.4
3.[L]vsKathleen Rutherford1,793·Scottish Women's Championship 2025·R5·-3.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#171770+6.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#1221721+5.2
Scottish Women's Championship 2025
Swiss
Nov 20250/3#61084-7.6
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#602615-3.2
European Women Team Ch 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20250/6#1761179-11.2
Worst Elo result: Ayr Open 2025 (-17.8 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

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Scotland
#367
out of 460 players
Europe
#110,893
in continent
World
#172,351
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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2,334
7
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2,323
8
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2,306
9
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2,294
10
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2,278
...
367🇬🇧McCusker, Kirsty1,532
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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110893🇬🇧McCusker, Kirsty1,532
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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172351🇬🇧McCusker, Kirsty1,532