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Scarry, James
🇮🇪FIDE 2516713· Male· Ireland· Born in 1994
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James Scarry, a 32-year-old Irish player, is rated 1846 — just 14 short of his peak of 1860 (Sep 2025, age 31). He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Central London Chess Congress 2025 - U2000 and UK Chess Academy August 2025 - FM Pool. Also played 1 rapid event (including Earlsfield FIDE Rapidplay January 2026 - U1800) recently.
Current rating
1846
Standard
Rpd1702·Blz1722
All-time high
1860
−14 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 31
Sep 2025 · age 31
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,522
#62,522 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
69th Irish 20-35 player
at age 31 · rated 1860
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1860
at age 31 · −14 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Jun 2023
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1477 → 1668
May 2023
2022
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1853 → 1846
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
4W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #26 | 1726 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2621 | +7.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#274
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#45,701
in continent
World
#62,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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