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Sanderson, Scarlett
🇬🇧FIDE 343451349· Female· England· Born in 2017
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Scarlett Sanderson, a 9-year-old English player, is rated 1652 — just 1 short of her peak of 1653 (Apr 2026, age 9). She is climbing fast, having gained +125 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 English Youth Championships Under 10 Girls, 2025-26 Junior 4NCL 2 Division 2, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4. Also played 7 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 2 blitz events (including Autumn Attack: Chess Lab Blitz Battle) recently.
At junior level, she reached #11 and #10 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1652
Standard
Rpd1630·Blz1649
All-time high
1653
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 9
Apr 2026 · age 9
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,492
#127,492 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
11th English U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1653
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1527 → 1653
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1653
at age 9 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Feb 2026
2025
10th English U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1527
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 1750perf 1901 (+278) · 4/5 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
9
44 games
Score
23/ 4452.3%
20W8D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRichard L Bowman1,745·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 1750·R4·+26.7
2.[W]vsMichael Hayward1,664·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050·R4·+22.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNaveen Daniel George1,624·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 1750·R5·-19.9
3.[L]vsStephen A Taylor1,661·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate·R4·-17.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/3 | #6 | — | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #6 | 2339 | +23.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #28 | 1853 | +35.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #39 | 1404 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1901 | +95.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/5 | #38 | 1485 | -6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/1 | #20 | 2404 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #27 | 1477 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/3 | #5 | 1405 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,976
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#87,582
in continent
World
#127,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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