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Barron, Michael
IM🇨🇦FIDE 2605120· Male· Canada· Born in 1962
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Michael Barron, a 64-year-old Canadian International Master, is rated 2035. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Ontario Seniors Championship, 2025 Toronto Senior Championship, and 2025 Toronto Open Crown. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) and 2 blitz events (including Open Blitz Tournament WSTCC 2026) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2005 and Jul 2006. His peak of 2267 was reached at age 46 (Jul 2008); he also reached Canadian #43 in Jan 2009.
Awarded IM in 2015 (age 53) and FM in 2008 (age 46).
Current rating
2035
Standard
Rpd2099·Blz2074
All-time high
2267
−232 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 46
Jul 2008 · age 46
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22,585
#22,585 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2023
3rd Canadian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2158
Jul 2023
2022
2nd Canadian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2190
Sep 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
Jun 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Apr 2020
2016
5th Canadian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2262
Jun 2016
2015
IM title awardedIM
at age 53
Nov 2015
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
18.5/ 3454.4%
16W5D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/6 | #37 | 1867 | -26.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2162 | +33.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/3 | #3 | 2760 | +13.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2003 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #25 | 1943 | -16.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVictor PlotkinFM
🇨🇦CAN·2279
+5 −7 =4
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNikolay NoritsynIM
🇨🇦CAN·2459
+1 −7 =5
13 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsDmitry Chernik
🇨🇦CAN·1875
+7 −3 =2
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsNicolae Oancea
🇨🇦CAN·1765
+6 −4 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2396
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Canada
#161
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#2,361
in continent
World
#22,585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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