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Ho, Michael
🇺🇸FIDE 2090465· Male· United States of America· Born in 1967
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Michael Ho, a 59-year-old American player, is rated 1723. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 9 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 FIDE CM & S Azhar Memorial Championship - MXA, 17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100, and 2025 US National Class Championship - Class A. He took a 19-month break between Aug 2016 and Apr 2018. His peak of 1847 was reached at age 46 (May 2013).
Current rating
1723
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1807
All-time high
1847
−124 pts below
May 2013 · age 46
May 2013 · age 46
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,807
#101,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
97th American 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1752
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+201 Elo)
1527 → 1728
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2024
2022
69th American 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1660
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 52
Nov 2019
2016
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1805 → returned at 1815
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
1751 → 1723
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
14.5/ 2655.8%
10W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #17 | 1754 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #32 | 1674 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #12 | 1647 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #27 | 1952 | -11.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,064
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#12,111
in continent
World
#101,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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Europe
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