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Michaels, Antonio
🇿🇦FIDE 14359081· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Antonio Michaels, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1792 — just 1 short of his peak of 1793 (Oct 2025, age 18). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Eden Open and Woman's tournament 2025 (Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including Freedom Day Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2026 (Open)) and 2 blitz events (including Mossel Bay Open 2025 Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #26, #22 and #54 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1792
Standard
Rpd1897·Blz1641
All-time high
1793
−1 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 18
Oct 2025 · age 18
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#78,904
#78,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
26th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1793
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1793
at age 18 · −1 from today
Oct 2025
22nd South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1792
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+400 Elo)
1265 → 1665
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1768 → 1792
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
2W2D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2457 | +24.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#252
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,686
in continent
World
#78,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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