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Ridge, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 2401894· Male· Scotland· Born in 1970
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Michael Ridge, a 56-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1900 — just 27 short of his peak of 1927 (Jul 2011, age 41). He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 3 and 4, and III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 50. He took a 12-month break between Jul 2011 and Aug 2012. He reached Scottish #55 in May 2022.
Current rating
1900
Standard
Rpd1927·Blz1960
All-time high
1927
−27 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 41
Jul 2011 · age 41
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48,130
#48,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
12th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1900
Jun 2026
2025
8th Scottish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1899
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1783 → 1885
Oct 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Nov 2023
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #55
at age 52 · rated 1847
May 2022
2020
8th Scottish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1846
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+33
1867 → 1900
Tournaments
9
54 games
Score
26/ 5448.1%
12W28D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #36 | 1753 | -23.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #13 | 2440 | +31.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #36 | 1878 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #22 | 1909 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #37 | 2028 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #23 | 1908 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #32 | 1739 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #28 | 2076 | +30.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #25 | 1923 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNigel Chapman
🇬🇧SCO·1840
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsJamie Mollison
🇬🇧SCO·1890
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met May 2022
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vsStephen Robinson
🇬🇧SCO·1889
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsWilliam Rutherford
🇬🇧SCO·1922
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsStephen G McQuillan
🇬🇧SCO·1960
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Scotland
#119
out of 459 players
Europe
#35,456
in continent
World
#48,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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