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Burns, Michael
🇲🇰FIDE 15013820· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 2009
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Michael Burns, a 17-year-old player, is rated 2158 — just 21 short of his peak of 2179 (Feb 2026, age 17) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 94 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2026 U18, IM RR 112 Putnik, and GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA. Also played 8 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He reached #31 nationally in Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #4 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2158
Standard
Rpd2167·Blz2129
All-time high
2179
−21 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#624 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak national rank: #31
at age 17 · rated 2179
Feb 2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2179
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2179
at age 17 · −21 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Dec 2025
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 2131
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+120
2038 → 2158
Tournaments
8
69 games
Score
39.5/ 6957.2%
25W29D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2041 | -10.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2163 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #48 | 2166 | +49.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #33 | 2229 | +84.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #72 | 2338 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/10 | #109 | 1926 | -132.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #4 | 2221 | +92.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 1979 | -2.4 |
Rankings
/
North Macedonia
#35
out of 514 players
Europe
#7,632
in continent
World
#10,700
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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