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McDonald, Mike
🇰🇾FIDE 2635682· Male· Cayman Islands· Born in 1989
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Mike Mcdonald, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1892 — just 1 short of his peak of 1893 (Mar 2026, age 37). He is on a steady climb with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CICF Absolute Classical National Championship 2026, CICF - Cayman National Championship Qualifiers 2026 (Absolute), and Cayman Chess Classic 2025 OPEN SECTION. Also played 3 rapid (including CICF Spring Rapid Tournament Open 2026) and 3 blitz events (including III IRT Hibrido Blitz America Latina y el Caribe) recently. He took a 46-month break between Mar 2020 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included). He reached #2 nationally in May 2019 and has been in top 3 for 53 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).
Competes for Cayman Islands since Jan 2024.
Current rating
1892
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz1850
All-time high
1893
−1 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 37
Mar 2026 · age 37
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50,149
#50,149 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 3 since Feb 2026
National top 3 since Feb 2026
Career timeline
11 entries2026
53 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 43 months · since May 2019
May 2026
All-time peak 1893
at age 37 · −1 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1742 → 1863
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 35
Mar 2024
Switched federation: CAN → CAY
at age 35
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1742 → returned at 1754
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+51
1841 → 1892
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
18.5/ 2477.1%
16W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2032 | +38.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 1920 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #12 | 1871 | -1.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 1954 | +9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEnfield Bush
🇰🇾CAY·1683
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChristopher YoungCM
🇰🇾CAY·1801
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRyan Blackwood
🇰🇾CAY·1952
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsClifford ShawCM
🇰🇾CAY·1792
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsShaun M TraceyCM
🇰🇾CAY·1722
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Cayman Islands
#3
out of 50 players
Americas
#5,536
in continent
World
#50,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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