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Lee, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 2026562· Male· United States of America· Born in 1993

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Michael Lee, a 33-year-old American International Master, is rated 2321 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

2321

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2331

All-time high

2435

−114 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 23

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 3%

#154 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

22 entries
2024
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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Diego Vergara AntonIM 2,424
V Open Chess Menorca 2026 · Apr 2026 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
+2
2319 → 2321
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
9W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDenes BorosGM2,391·19th Annual SPICE Cup Open·R8·+6.1
2.[W]vsNikash VemparalaCM2,193·19th Annual SPICE Cup Open·R3·+3.3
3.[W]vsJulien G. LaurentFM2,194·V Open Chess Menorca 2026·R6·+3.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsM Siddarth2,220·19th Annual SPICE Cup Open·R4·-6.3
2.[L]vsYuxin SongIM2,451·V Open Chess Menorca 2026·R7·-3.2
3.[L]vsJosiah StearmanIM2,477·19th Annual SPICE Cup Open·R9·-2.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
V Open Chess Menorca 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#592330+4.7
19th Annual SPICE Cup Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/9#142284-3.2

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·2484
+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·1840
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings

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United States of America
#154
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#397
in continent
World
#3,460
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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154🇺🇸Lee, Michael2,321
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
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397🇺🇸Lee, Michael2,321
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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3460🇺🇸Lee, Michael2,321