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Whale, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 1803123· Male· Wales· Born in 1956
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Michael Whale, a 70-year-old player, is rated 1833. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 88 months (2018–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 Dyfed Open. His peak of 1864 was reached at age 58 (Feb 2014); he also reached #76 nationally in Jun 2026.
Current rating
1833
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1888
All-time high
1864
−31 pts below
Feb 2014 · age 58
Feb 2014 · age 58
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#66,305
#66,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak national rank: #76
at age 70 · rated 1833
Jun 2026
2025
10th 65-70 player nationally
at age 69 · rated 1833
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 88 months
paused at 1738 → returned at 1833
Jul 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Mar 2017
8th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1808
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1843 → 1833
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
1W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #8 | 1828 | -9.8 |
Rankings
/
Wales
#76
out of 275 players
Europe
#48,355
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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