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Matson, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 30957273· Male· United States of America· Born in 1952

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Michael Matson, a 74-year-old American player, is rated 1596. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CCC ALTO Spring 2026 - U1900, 2026 Charlotte February Open - U2000, and 2026 Charlotte Open - U1700. His peak of 1661 was reached at age 73 (Oct 2025).

Current rating

1596

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1661

−65 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 73

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#147,913

#147,913 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
81st American 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1661
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1661
at age 73 · −65 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 73
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 73
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 73
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1653 · at age 73
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Avery Bradley 1,826
2025 Charlotte Fall Open - U1800 · Sep 2025 · +8.8 Elo
Evolution
-57
1653 → 1596
Tournaments
5
23 games
Score
10/ 2343.5%
4W12D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CCC ALTO Spring 2026 - U1900
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/3#351779-35.6
2026 Charlotte February Open - U2000
Open Swiss
Feb 20260.5/1#481542-5.2
2026 Charlotte Open - U1700
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/4#72369+31.6
2025 Charlotte Winter Classic - U1700
Swiss
Dec 20251.5/3#331561-56.4
2025 Charlotte Fall Open - U1800
Swiss
Sep 20252/3#121824+8.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Charlotte Winter Classic - U1700 (-56.4 Elo, finished #33).

Rankings

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United States of America
#4,286
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#18,237
in continent
World
#147,900
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
United States of America
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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4286🇺🇸Matson, Michael1,596
Americas
1
🇺🇸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.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
18237🇺🇸Matson, Michael1,596
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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147900🇺🇸Matson, Michael1,596