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Yip, Michael
🇨🇦FIDE 2601303· Male· Canada· Born in 1959
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Michael Yip, a 67-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1808. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 122 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SixDays Budapest March 2026 - U2250, Budapest One Week 2026 March U2250, and HUN Team Ch. Breyer Gyula Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8. He took a 53-month break between Oct 2004 and Apr 2009. His peak of 2115 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001); he also reached Canadian #72 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1808
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1933
All-time high
2115
−307 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42
Jan 2001 · age 42
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
115 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#73,816
#73,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2025
19th Canadian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1910
Mar 2025
6-month rising streak
+81 Elo
Mar 2025
2022
1,000 career games
at age 63
Sep 2022
Peak Canadian rank: #72
at age 63 · rated 1982
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Jul 2021
2020
10th Canadian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1998
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-61
1869 → 1808
Tournaments
27
116 games
Score
40.5/ 11634.9%
30W21D65L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #5 | 1912 | +19.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2094 | +7.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/6 | #7 | 1557 | -26.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #13 | 1836 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #76 | 1300 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #144 | 1857 | +1.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/7 | #9 | 1857 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #143 | 1303 | -3.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/8 | #7 | 1808 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #11 | 1842 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTamas Titusz Torok
🇭🇺HUN·2024
+2 −11 =3
16 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLajos Borda
🇭🇺HUN·1964
+2 −3 =7
12 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsKristof KoczoFM
🇭🇺HUN·2047
+2 −9 =0
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAndras Bartuszek
🇭🇺HUN·1810
+4 −1 =6
11 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsMiklos HalakFM
🇭🇺HUN·2151
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Canada
#603
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#8,454
in continent
World
#73,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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