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Sandham, Alasdair
🇬🇧FIDE 2408201· Male· Scotland· Born in 2006
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Alasdair Sandham, a 20-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1641 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 43 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: Glasgow Congress Major 2026 and Scottish Championship Weekday U1800 2025.
At junior level, he reached #5, #5, #4, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1641
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1717
All-time high
1641
at best
Apr 2026 · age 20
Apr 2026 · age 20
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#131,581
#131,581 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1641
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
5th Scottish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1622
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1361 → 1611
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+33
1608 → 1641
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
4W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #25 | 2565 | +18.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #13 | 1890 | +14.4 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#330
out of 459 players
Europe
#89,883
in continent
World
#131,575
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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