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Lee, Michael
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2026562· Male· United States of America· Born in 1993
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Michael Lee, a 33-year-old American International Master, is rated 2314 and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent appearances: V Open Chess Menorca 2026 and 19th Annual SPICE Cup Open. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2011–2012), 13 months (2014–2015) and 19 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2435 was reached at age 23 (Dec 2016); he also reached American #69 in May 2017.
Awarded IM in 2014 (age 21) and FM in 2008 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #77 in U20, World #49 in U18, World #34 in U16 and World #31 in U14.
Current rating
2314
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2331
All-time high
2435
−121 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 23
Dec 2016 · age 23
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#163 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
22 entries2024
500 career games
at age 31
Sep 2024
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2355 → returned at 2341
Oct 2022
2017
Peak American rank: #69
at age 24 · rated 2435
May 2017
2016
All-time peak 2435
at age 23 · −114 from today
Dec 2016
2014
IM title awardedIM
at age 21 · 3rd quarter Presidential Board 2014
Sep 2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Jun 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2319 → 2314
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
15/ 2755.6%
13W4D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #63 | 2250 | -6.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #59 | 2330 | +4.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #14 | 2284 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnthony HeIM
🇺🇸USA·2529
+2 −0 =8
10 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsIgnacio PerezFM
🇺🇸USA·2008
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsVladimir BelousGM
🇷🇺RUS·2468
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBryce TiglonGM
🇺🇸USA·2510
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsViktors Pupols
🇺🇸USA·1828
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#163
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#414
in continent
World
#3,648
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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