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Lexton, Michael J

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FIDEFIDE 1801678· Male· Wales· Born in 1948

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Michael J Lexton, a 78-year-old player, is rated 2002. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2, and 2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 65). He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2009–2010), 29 months (2012–2015) and 124 months (2015–2025). His peak of 2060 was reached at age 63 (Jul 2011); he also reached #19 nationally in Oct 2025.

Current rating

2002

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2060

−58 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 63

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#27,179

#27,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Peak national rank: #19
at age 77 · rated 2023
Oct 2025
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 77 · rated 2023
Oct 2025
2015
4th 65-70 player nationally
at age 67 · rated 2039
Nov 2015
Inactive for 124 months
paused at 2039 → returned at 2023
May 2015
2012
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2049 → returned at 2039
Nov 2012
2011
7th 60-65 player nationally
at age 63 · rated 2056
Nov 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jaakko Kivimaki 2,147
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-37
2039 → 2002
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
5W9D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20264/9#1111978-8.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#162069+2.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20251/1#762594-15.8
2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 65)
Swiss
Sep 20253/4#61950-15.6
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2 (-15.8 Elo, finished #76).

Rankings

/
Wales
#22
out of 275 players
Europe
#20,082
in continent
World
#27,179
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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Europe
1
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2
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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7
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8
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27179🇬🇧Lexton, Michael J2,002