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Takahashi, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 30911648· Male· United States of America· Born in 2002

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Michael Takahashi, a 24-year-old American player, is rated 2089 — just 21 short of his peak of 2110 (Jul 2025, age 23) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 8 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 35th Annual North American Open, 2025 Texas Norm Swiss, and Maia Chess Open 2025 - Maia Masters.

At junior level, he reached #42, #38 and #57 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2089

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1971

All-time high

2110

−21 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 23

Activity

41

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#16,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2110
at age 23 · −21 from today
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Oct 2024
2022
42nd American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2051
Sep 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alexandr FierGM 2,553
XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 - "Jorge Vega Fernandez in Memoriam" · Jun 2026 · +8.7 Elo
Evolution
-21
2110 → 2089
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
5/ 2420.8%
5W7D12L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel YangCM2,198·2025 Texas Norm Swiss·R5·-6.9
2.[L]vsPadhya SaumilFM2,208·35th Annual North American Open·R2·-6.7
3.[L]vsJuan Manuel Bellon LopezGM2,240·Maia Chess Open 2025 - Maia Masters·R4·-6.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual North American Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/7#1072106+1.6
2025 Texas Norm Swiss
Open Swiss
Oct 20250/4#271475-22.8
Maia Chess Open 2025 - Maia Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/6#1442116+0.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Texas Norm Swiss (-22.8 Elo, finished #27).

Most-Played Opponents

vsArshaq Saleem
🇺🇸USA·2131
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsValeriy Kosokin
🇺🇿UZB·2137
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsJames Neal
🇺🇸USA·2052
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsDaniel Brashaw
🇺🇸USA·2162
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsJoseph WanCM
🇺🇸USA·2255
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#501
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,731
in continent
World
#16,457
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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501🇺🇸Takahashi, Michael2,089
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
1731🇺🇸Takahashi, Michael2,089
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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16457🇺🇸Takahashi, Michael2,089