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Knowles, Michael
🇧🇸FIDE 10402250· Male· Bahamas· Born in 2009
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Michael Knowles, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1564. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 16 Absoluto, National Junior Chess Championship 2025, and Fall Chess Classic 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including XX Festival de Ajedrez Blitz Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18) recently. His peak of 1610 was reached at age 16 (Sep 2025, #17 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1564
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1504
All-time high
1610
−46 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#160,005
#160,005 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1564
May 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #17
at age 16 · rated 1610
Sep 2025
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1610
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 16 Absolutoperf 1627 (+72) · 4/8 · #17
Evolution
-46
1610 → 1564
Tournaments
6
37 games
Score
18.5/ 3750.0%
14W9D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #17 | 1627 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/3 | #3 | 2461 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #17 | 1646 | -34.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/2 | #15 | 2667 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #59 | 1562 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Bahamas
#22
out of 28 players
Americas
#19,686
in continent
World
#159,987
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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