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Carey, Michael
🇺🇸FIDE 30923760· Male· United States of America· Born in 1958
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Michael Carey, a 68-year-old American player, is rated 1909. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 106 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, 63rd Annual Baltimore Open - U2200, and 51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 1948 was reached at age 67 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1909
Standard
Rpd1850·Blz1843
All-time high
1948
−39 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 67
Dec 2025 · age 67
Activity
105
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#45,888
#45,888 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
500 career games
at age 68
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1948
at age 67 · −39 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1835 → 1947
Dec 2024
48th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1947
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 64
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+37
1872 → 1909
Tournaments
15
97 games
Score
50/ 9751.5%
37W26D34L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArmaan Chandragupta Jain1,671·109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship·R6·-16.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #30 | 1882 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #235 | 1923 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #6 | 1827 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #160 | 2042 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #24 | 2099 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/7 | #77 | 1748 | -36.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #4 | 1938 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/11 | #137 | 1979 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 1901 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #50 | 1895 | +2.4 |
Worst Elo result: 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship (-36.2 Elo, finished #77).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,274
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,055
in continent
World
#45,887
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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