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Marshall, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 1409956· Male· England· Born in 1945
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Michael Marshall, a 81-year-old English player, is rated 1851. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65, and 2025 British Championship: Over 65. His peak of 1976 was reached at age 60 (Oct 2005).
Competes for England since Jun 2024.
Current rating
1851
Standard
Rpd1880·Blz—
All-time high
1976
−125 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 60
Oct 2005 · age 60
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,170
#61,170 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
9th English 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1859
May 2026
2024
Switched federation: DEN → ENG
at age 79
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 79
Mar 2024
2022
10th English 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1829
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1832 → returned at 1829
Apr 2020
2018
37th English 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1916
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
1886 → 1851
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
13/ 3636.1%
7W12D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #187 | 1830 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #89 | 1912 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #205 | 1771 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #59 | 1784 | -20.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArne Bjorn Jorgensen
🇩🇰DEN·1958
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Nov 2019
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel AndersenFM
🇩🇰DEN·1892
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2017
View head-to-head →
vsDick Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN·1993
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2015
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vsJesper Kristiansen
🇩🇰DEN·2082
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2019
View head-to-head →
vsChristian C. Strachan
🇩🇰DEN·1820
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2017
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Rankings
/
England
#979
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#44,759
in continent
World
#61,169
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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