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Scammell, Nihal
🇦🇺FIDE 3275841· Female· Australia· Born in 1958
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Nihal Scammell, a 68-year-old Australian player, is rated 1653. She plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 St George Summer Open Rounds 5-7, 2025-26 St George Summer Open Rounds 2-4, and 2025-26 St George Summer Open Round 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Rapid Championship) recently. Her peak of 1686 was reached at age 68 (Jan 2026).
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd1595·Blz—
All-time high
1686
−33 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 68
Jan 2026 · age 68
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,077
#127,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1620 → 1686
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1686
at age 68 · −33 from today
Jan 2026
2024
39th Australian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1656
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 66
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 66
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 66
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1670 → 1653
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
1W3D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #30 | — | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #18 | — | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #17 | — | +8.0 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#931
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,635
in continent
World
#127,071
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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