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Ash, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 2405105· Male· Scotland
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Michael Ash, a Scottish player, is rated 1824 — just 28 short of his peak of 1852 (Jul 2025). He is on a steady climb with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Major, Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final, and Edinburgh Park Major U2000 (Aug 2025). He had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1824
Standard
Rpd1698·Blz—
All-time high
1852
−28 pts below
Jul 2025
Jul 2025
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,981
#68,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Crossed 1800
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1852
−28 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+234 Elo)
1530 → 1764
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
Jun 2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1607 → returned at 1852
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1530 → returned at 1583
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1852 → 1824
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
4/ 1330.8%
6W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #20 | 1830 | +2.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #31 | 1269 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 1681 | -22.0 |
Rankings
Scotland
#186
out of 459 players
Europe
#50,207
in continent
World
#68,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Scotland
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