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Donovan, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 2035413· Male· United States of America· Born in 1959

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Michael Donovan, a 67-year-old American player, is rated 1712. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TCR: Houston Fall Club Championship 2025, 2025 Austin Summer Open - Reserve, and 2025 Texas Chess Open - U1800. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2017–2019) and 30 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1786 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1712

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1752

All-time high

1786

−74 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#105,368

#105,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1643 → 1786
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1786
at age 65 · −74 from today
Mar 2024
2023
76th American 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1701
Jan 2023
2021
Re-crossed 1600
at age 62
Nov 2021
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1595 → returned at 1627
Apr 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Divakar Shenoy 1,655
TCR: Houston Fall Club Championship 2025 · Oct 2025 · +8.4 Elo
Evolution
-67
1779 → 1712
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
5/ 2123.8%
6W3D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
TCR: Houston Fall Club Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/5#21573-20.2
2025 Austin Summer Open - Reserve
Open Swiss
Aug 20250.5/3#531368-28.6
2025 Texas Chess Open - U1800
Swiss
Jul 20252/4#221605-17.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Austin Summer Open - Reserve (-28.6 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

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United States of America
#3,162
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#12,605
in continent
World
#105,366
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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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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3162🇺🇸Donovan, Michael1,712
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
...
12605🇺🇸Donovan, Michael1,712
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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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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2,753
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105366🇺🇸Donovan, Michael1,712