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Opaska, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 2058278· Male· United States of America· Born in 1985

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Michael Opaska, a 41-year-old American player, is rated 1812. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 23 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Annual Chess For Cure - Open, 2026 Cardinal Open - U2200, and 2025 Joe Yun Memorial - U2200. He took a 26-month break between Apr 2019 and Jul 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2040 was reached at age 30 (Aug 2015).

Current rating

1812

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2040

−228 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 30

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#72,599

#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
67th American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1846
Feb 2026
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 38
Jul 2023
2022
67th American 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1936
Jan 2022
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1946 → returned at 1947
Apr 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 32
Dec 2017
2015
All-time peak 2040
at age 30 · −228 from today
Aug 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Anvith Reddy Marri 2,016
53rd Annual World Open - U2200 · Jul 2025 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
-12
1824 → 1812
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
9W5D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3rd Annual Chess For Cure - Open
Swiss
Apr 20260.5/3#231484-25.8
2026 Cardinal Open - U2200
Swiss
Jan 20262/2#242521-6.8
2025 Joe Yun Memorial - U2200
Swiss
Aug 20252/2#112635+10.0
26th Annual Pittsburgh Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/2#162581+17.8
53rd Annual World Open - U2200
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/9#1081802-5.6
Worst Elo result: 3rd Annual Chess For Cure - Open (-25.8 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,096
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,316
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
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4
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7
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7
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9
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10
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2096🇺🇸Opaska, Michael1,812
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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2,753
9
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