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Cuthbert, Michael
🇿🇦FIDE 14343240· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
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Michael Cuthbert, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 2007 — just 24 short of his peak of 2031 (Nov 2025, age 24) and sitting in the top 3% of South African players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUMMER PRAGUE OPEN 2025 - A - IM open, Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A), and CZECH OPEN 2025 - B - open rating tournament. He took a 32-month break between Feb 2020 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached South African #40 in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #9 and #7 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2007
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2031
−24 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 24
Nov 2025 · age 24
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#55 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Peak South African rank: #40
at age 24 · rated 2031
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1901 → 2031
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2031
at age 24 · −24 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Sep 2025
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+106
1901 → 2007
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
14W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/7 | #29 | 1910 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2310 | +92.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #42 | 2016 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #22 | 1957 | +15.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#55
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#608
in continent
World
#26,431
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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