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Scott, Sarah
🇮🇪FIDE 2507986· Female· Ireland· Born in 1999
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Sarah Scott, a 27-year-old Irish player, is rated 1909. She has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, March quad A, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 6 rapid events (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) recently. Her peak of 2018 was reached at age 17 (Oct 2016, Irish #61 at the time).
Competes as a woman since 2025. At junior level, she reached #10, #3 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1909
Standard
Rpd1942·Blz1885
All-time high
2018
−109 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 17
Oct 2016 · age 17
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#45,888
#45,888 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
500 career games
at age 26
Sep 2025
Competes as female
at age 26
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1928
Mar 2020
2019
10th Irish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1904
Jul 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Feb 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
1952 → 1909
Tournaments
14
50 games
Score
23.5/ 5047.0%
13W21D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/8 | #970 | 1697 | -48.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #3 | 1902 | -6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #78 | — | -15.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | — | +9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2260 | +15.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | — | +7.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #6 | 1861 | -15.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #41 | 1985 | +1.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #58 | — | +2.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #34 | 1930 | -3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2263
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLara PutarWFM
🇮🇪IRL·1975
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsKavin VenkatesanFM
🇮🇪IRL·2297
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDiana MirzaWFM
🇮🇪IRL·1950
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2223
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Ireland
#166
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#33,831
in continent
World
#45,887
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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