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Song, Michael
IM🇨🇦FIDE 2613190· Male· Canada· Born in 1999
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Michael Song, a 27-year-old Canadian International Master, is rated 2390 and ranked 15th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 10 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent appearances: Cayman Chess Classic 2025 OPEN SECTION and 13th NY International Super Swiss Championship. He had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2437 was reached at age 18 (Sep 2017); he also reached Canadian #7 in Mar 2022.
Awarded IM in 2016 (age 17) and FM in 2015 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #72 in U20, World #50 in U18, World #70 in U16, World #23 in U14 and World #17 in U12.
Current rating
2390
Standard
Rpd2425·Blz2305
All-time high
2437
−47 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 18
Sep 2017 · age 18
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Canadian players · of 1,682
Career timeline
23 entries2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Jun 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2403 → returned at 2388
Jun 2024
2022
500 career games
at age 23
Oct 2022
Peak Canadian rank: #7
at age 23 · rated 2424
Mar 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2421 → returned at 2417
Mar 2019
2018
72nd U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2437
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2403 → 2390
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
6W7D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2341 | +1.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #26 | 2263 | -15.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolay NoritsynIM
🇨🇦CAN·2453
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsRazvan PreotuGM
🇨🇦CAN·2483
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsVictor PlotkinFM
🇨🇦CAN·2280
+1 −0 =8
9 games·last met Dec 2016
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vsMike IvanovIM
🇨🇦CAN·2365
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met May 2022
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vsMark PlotkinIM
🇨🇦CAN·2360
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met May 2022
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Rankings
/
Canada
#15
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#215
in continent
World
#1,845
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Canada
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Americas
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World
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