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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

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#93,232

#93,232 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

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
#258
out of 459 players
Europe
#66,556
in continent
World
#93,230
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
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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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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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66556🇬🇧McPherson, Shea1,748
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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93230🇬🇧McPherson, Shea1,748