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Owen, Michael
🇫🇷FIDE 26063123· Male· France· Born in 1948
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Michael Owen, a 78-year-old French player, is rated 1716. He has fluctuated between 1689 and 1727 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festival Chateau-Gontier Hiver 2026 Tournoi A (-1800), Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5. Also played 8 rapid events (including 3eme Rapide Fide du Pouliguen) recently. His peak of 1756 was reached at age 69 (Jan 2017).
Current rating
1716
Standard
Rpd1629·Blz1764
All-time high
1756
−40 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 69
Jan 2017 · age 69
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104,163
#104,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1539 → 1712
Oct 2024
67th French 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1741
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Feb 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1604 → returned at 1604
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1711 → 1716
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
9W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1747 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/2 | #678 | 2424 | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #157 | 2530 | +10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #505 | 2452 | +9.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1731 | 1011 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 1850 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/3 | #5 | 1561 | -12.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsEvan Barbin
🇫🇷FRA·1791
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2024
View head-to-head →
vsMichel Beaulieu
🇫🇷FRA·1513
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsBertrand Rivet
🇫🇷FRA·1845
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsBastien Barbin
🇫🇷FRA·1812
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsPascal Accouri
🇫🇷FRA·1798
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met May 2022
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Rankings
/
France
#7,232
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#73,592
in continent
World
#104,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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