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Bain, Michael
🇿🇦FIDE 14373700· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Michael Bain, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1709 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (A).
At junior level, he reached #31, #17 and #23 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1709
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1709
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#106,659
#106,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
31st South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1709
May 2026
All-time peak 1709
at age 15
May 2026
100 career games
at age 15
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Jun 2025
17th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1648
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+73
1636 → 1709
Tournaments
9
51 games
Score
29.5/ 5157.8%
24W11D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #17 | 1655 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #2 | 1789 | +25.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #8 | 2038 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2561 | +31.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #9 | 1965 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #37 | 1595 | -32.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/2 | #2 | 2332 | +28.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #5 | 1855 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/3 | #8 | 2317 | -18.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#457
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,000
in continent
World
#106,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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