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Cuthbert, Michael
🇿🇦FIDE 14343240· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
Michael Cuthbert, a 25-year-old South African player. currently rated 2031 in Standard. He took a 32-month break between Feb 2020 and Nov 2022.
Current rating
2031
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2031
at best
Nov 2025 · age 24
Nov 2025 · age 24
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40
in South Africa · of 1,706
Career timeline
7 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
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Sep 2025
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Nov 2022
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1794 → returned at 1832
Feb 2020
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+130
1901 → 2031
Score
17/ 2568.0%
13W8D4L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
South Africa
#40
out of 1,812 players
Africa
#481
in continent
World
#23,029
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
Africa
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
25 Standard games (last 12 months)
2025-11STDCape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)Elo 2031
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bless, LuluthoRSA | 1764 | 1 | +6.4 | ♚ |
| fAgulhas, KeeganRSA | 1939 | ½ | +1 | ♔ |
| cSolomon, MaxwellRSA | 1874 | 1 | +9.2 | ♔ |
| Claassen, RaynierRSA | 1974 | 0 | -8 | ♚ |
| Samuels, EthanRSA | 2012 | ½ | +3 | ♚ |
| cBaruch, LiamRSA | 1916 | ½ | +0.4 | ♔ |
| Verhoef, Jan-MeyerRSA | 1916 | 1 | +10.4 | ♚ |
2025-09STDCZECH OPEN 2025 - B - open rating tournamentElo 2009
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolmacevs, RomansLAT | 1970 | 0 | -8 | ♚ |
| Muhamova, ArzygulTKM | 1727 | 1 | +5.4 | ♚ |
| Staeblein, ChristophGER | 2038 | 0 | -6.4 | ♔ |
| Aayiu, Atindrya ShettyIND | 1634 | 1 | +3.6 | ♚ |
| Dominikova, DenisaCZE | 1713 | 1 | +5.2 | ♔ |
| Kraus, OndrejCZE | 1947 | ½ | +1.2 | ♔ |
| Sikorova, JanaCZE | 1767 | 1 | +6.4 | ♔ |
| Maiwald, AdrianGER | 1772 | ½ | -3.4 | ♚ |
| Stejskal, MichalCZE | 1962 | 1 | +11.6 | ♔ |
2025-09STDSUMMER PRAGUE OPEN 2025 - A - IM openElo 2009
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czaeczine, AnneGER | 2168 | 1 | +16.4 | ♚ |
| fTaborsky, RostislavCZE | 2093 | 1 | +15 | ♚ |
| Lihotsky, LukasCZE | 2153 | ½ | +6.2 | ♔ |
| Rossi, Gabriele ValerioITA | 2070 | 1 | +14.4 | ♔ |
| gLalic, BogdanCRO | — | ½ | +8.4 | ♚ |
| Grochol, KamilPOL | 2150 | 0 | -3.8 | ♚ |
| Toniolo, SamuelITA | 2078 | 1 | +14.6 | ♔ |
| Vilimek, VitCZE | 2159 | ½ | +6.4 | ♔ |
| mDobrovolsky, LadislavCZE | 2103 | 1 | +15.2 | ♚ |