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Simpson, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 14338882· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Michael Simpson, a 19-year-old South African International Master, is rated 2221 — just 8 short of his peak of 2229 (Aug 2025, age 18) and ranked 13th among South African players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2072 and 2229 over the past 2 years. 88 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A), 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open), and Silverest Open Chess Championship - Elite Section. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #12 in Aug 2025.

Awarded IM in 2025 (age 18) and FM in 2023 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2221

Standard

Rpd1969·Blz2017

All-time high

2229

8 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 18

Activity

75

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#13

#13 · South African players · of 1,804

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jun 2026
1st South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2166
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak South African rank: #12
at age 18 · rated 2229
Aug 2025
2nd South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2229
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2229
at age 18 · −8 from today
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A)
perf 2410 (+189) · 6/7 · #2
Top opponent
vs Daniel CawderyIM 2,337

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20266/7#22410+41.4
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#72234+18.8
Round-Robin
Feb 20264.5/11#102152-5.4
Swiss
Jan 20264.5/9#102178+4.0
Swiss
Oct 20254.5/6#52124+3.6
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/9#1172276+22.8
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#711989-94.4
Open Swiss
Jun 20258/11#22235+24.8
Worst Elo result: 31stAbuDhabiInternationalChess Festival-Open A (-94.4 Elo, finished #71).

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Rankings

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South Africa
#13
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#93
in continent
World
#7,103
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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4
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6
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8
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10
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13🇿🇦Simpson, Michael2,221
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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93🇿🇦Simpson, Michael2,221
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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2,764
8
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9
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7103🇿🇦Simpson, Michael2,221