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Brown, Michael
GM🇺🇸INACTIVE · since September 2019FIDE 2037602· Male· United States of America· Born in 1997
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Michael Brown, a 29-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2509 — just 20 short of his peak of 2529 (Feb 2019, age 22) and ranked 36th among American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 34 rated games per year. He reached American #32 in Feb 2019.
Awarded GM in 2019 (age 22), IM in 2016 (age 19), and FM in 2014 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #30 in U20, World #62 in U18, World #72 in U16, World #61 in U14 and World #56 in U12.
Current rating
2509
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2488
All-time high
2529
−20 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 22
Feb 2019 · age 22
Activity
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classical only
Signature stat
#36
#36 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
22 entries2019
Inactive for 80 months
paused at 2509 → still inactive
Sep 2019
GM title awardedGM
at age 22 · 1st quarter PB 2019
Mar 2019
Peak American rank: #32
at age 22 · rated 2529
Feb 2019
All-time peak 2529
at age 22 · −20 from today
Feb 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 21
May 2018
500 career games
at age 21
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2509 → 2509
Most-Played Opponents
vsKayden TroffGM
🇺🇸USA·2482
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsTimothy TaylorIM
🇺🇸USA·2140
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2012
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vsCraig HilbyIM
🇺🇸USA·2414
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsKostya KavutskiyIM
🇺🇸USA·2318
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsKassa KorleyIM
🇩🇰DEN·2424
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Jan 2019
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Rankings
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United States of America
#39
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#85
in continent
World
#696
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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