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McPherson, Shea

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FIDEFIDE 2408791· Male· Scotland· Born in 1999

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Shea Mcpherson, a 27-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1748. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Apr 2024 and May 2025. Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, Glasgow Congress Major 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6. His peak of 1799 was reached at age 27 (Jan 2026).

Current rating

1748

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1799

−51 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 27

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#93,085

#93,085 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
37th Scottish 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 1799
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1799
at age 27 · −51 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1549 → 1754
Apr 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1754 → returned at 1728
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Apr 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Zachary Patton 1,967
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 3 and 4 · Nov 2025 · +29.0 Elo
Best comeback
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2
finished #3 (seeded #23 of 80)
Evolution
+20
1728 → 1748
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
7W3D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYushu Huang1,706·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R1·-21.2
2.[L]vsDani Anderson1,766·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R4·-17.7
3.[L]vsAryan Munshi1,874·2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6·R6·-14.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#62571+22.4
Glasgow Congress Major 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/2#592431-44.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20260/2#481103-28.8
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#82082+36.8
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20252/2#32478+34.4
Worst Elo result: Glasgow Congress Major 2026 (-44.0 Elo, finished #59).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#250
out of 460 players
Europe
#66,443
in continent
World
#93,084
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2,456
2
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2,450
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
🇬🇧Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanFollow Ketevan Arakhamia-GrantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,306
9
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2,294
10
🇬🇧Gourlay, IainFollow Iain GourlayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,278
...
250🇬🇧McPherson, Shea1,748
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
66443🇬🇧McPherson, Shea1,748
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
93084🇬🇧McPherson, Shea1,748