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Binks, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 1800957· Male· Wales· Born in 1940

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Michael Binks, a 86-year-old player, is rated 1847. He has slipped back 87 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Spring Open, South Wales Winter Open, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He took a 216-month break between Jul 2005 and Aug 2023. His peak of 2154 was reached at age 61 (Jan 2001); he also reached #13 nationally in Aug 2023.

Current rating

1847

Standard

Rpd1880·Blz1963

All-time high

2154

−307 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 61

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#62,283

#62,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 85
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 84
May 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #13
at age 83 · rated 2098
Aug 2023
50th 80+ player worldwide
at age 83 · rated 2098
Aug 2023
2006
2nd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 2140
Apr 2006
2005
Inactive for 216 months
paused at 2140 → returned at 2098
Jul 2005

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sam Jukes 2,002
2025 South Wales International Open · Jul 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-87
1934 → 1847
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
9W6D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDerek Jones1,934·South Wales Winter Open·R4·+12.3
2.[W]vsNigel W Dennis1,824·2025 British Championship: Over 65·R4·+7.9
3.[W]vsEllis Fretwell1,748·South Wales Winter Open·R3·+7.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Spring Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/3#232007-5.8
South Wales Winter Open
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#171904+1.2
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters
Open Swiss
Dec 20250.5/4#1101411-45.8
2025 British Championship: Over 65
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#711932+3.6
2025 South Wales International Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/8#571832-40.2
Worst Elo result: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters (-45.8 Elo, finished #110).

Rankings

/
Wales
#70
out of 275 players
Europe
#45,538
in continent
World
#62,282
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
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