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Casella, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 2008394· Male· United States of America· Born in 1970

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Michael Casella, a 56-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2045 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Southern California Open, 30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier, and 2025 National Open. His peak of 2359 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2004).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31).

Current rating

2045

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2359

−314 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 34

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,328 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
29th American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2045
May 2026
2022
500 career games
at age 52
Oct 2022
21st American 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2192
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2193 → returned at 2191
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Dec 2019
2016
16th American 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2262
Aug 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Griffin McConnell 2,024
2025 National Open · Jun 2025 · +8.4 Elo
Evolution
-54
2099 → 2045
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
5W3D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKrrish Kaul1,729·2025 National Open·R4·-17.6
2.[L]vsMichael Jacobs1,789·2025 National Open·R2·-16.8
3.[L]vsKishan Chidipudi1,846·2025 Southern California Open·R2·-15.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Southern California Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#202060-5.4
30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/4#481809-29.0
2025 National Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/6#991959-20.0
Worst Elo result: 30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier (-29.0 Elo, finished #48).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndranik MatikozianIM
🇦🇲ARM·2366
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsJack PetersIM
🇺🇸USA·2269
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsMelikset KhachiyanGM
🇺🇸USA·2381
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsVadim Kudryavtsev
🇷🇺RUS·1941
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2013
View head-to-head →
vsZhanibek AmanovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2253
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2012
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
United States of America
#611
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#2,222
in continent
World
#21,328
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
611🇺🇸Casella, Michael2,045
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
2222🇺🇸Casella, Michael2,045
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
21328🇺🇸Casella, Michael2,045