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Whale, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#66,305

#66,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
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

Top opponent
vs Scott Hammett 1,673
2025 Dyfed Open · Nov 2025 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-10
18431833
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
1W2D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsScott Hammett1,673·2025 Dyfed Open·R4·+5.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsR Gareth Williams1,743·2025 Dyfed Open·R3·-12.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
Nov 20252/3#81828-9.8

Rankings

/
Wales
#76
out of 275 players
Europe
#48,355
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Wales
1
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2
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2,267
3
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2,221
4
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2,194
5
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2,179
6
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2,171
6
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2,171
8
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2,169
9
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2,161
10
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2,156
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76🇬🇧Whale, Michael1,833
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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48355🇬🇧Whale, Michael1,833
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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66304🇬🇧Whale, Michael1,833