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Da Cruz, Michael
🇺🇸FIDE 2059541· Male· United States of America· Born in 1961
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Michael Da Cruz, a 65-year-old American player, is rated 1708. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈76/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 178 IRT Clasico Armagedon, Torneo de verano IRT clasico Sub-2300, and 169 IRT Clasico sub 1800. Also played 2 rapid (including IRT Gambito de Dama - 2025 sub 2000) and 1 blitz events (including III IRT BLITZ OPEN MUNI SURQUILLO) recently. His peak of 1757 was reached at age 65 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1708
Standard
Rpd1679·Blz1667
All-time high
1757
−49 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 65
Feb 2026 · age 65
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#106,803
#106,803 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
100 career games
at age 65
May 2026
84th American 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1757
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1657 → 1757
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1757
at age 65 · −49 from today
Feb 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1701 → 1708
Tournaments
16
77 games
Score
45/ 7758.4%
40W10D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 16| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #8 | 2424 | -17.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #14 | 1937 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #12 | 792 | -29.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/2 | #38 | 2562 | -13.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2475 | +44.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,215
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#12,788
in continent
World
#106,801
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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