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Tracey, Michael J
🇦🇺FIDE 3201317· Male· Australia· Born in 1953
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Michael J Tracey, a 73-year-old Australian player, is rated 1466. He has slipped back 100 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Contenders, 2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender, and 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Minor. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 NSW Rapid Championship) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2011–2012), 12 months (2016–2017) and 32 months (2021–2024). His peak of 1717 was reached at age 59 (May 2012).
Current rating
1466
Standard
Rpd1588·Blz1506
All-time high
1717
−251 pts below
May 2012 · age 59
May 2012 · age 59
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#198,389
#198,389 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
21st Australian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1702
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+179 Elo)
1530 → 1709
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 71
Feb 2024
2022
40th Australian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1530
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1530 → returned at 1515
May 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-75
1541 → 1466
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
7.5/ 2826.8%
6W3D19L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #80 | 1647 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #68 | 1503 | -23.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/2 | #81 | 2432 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/7 | #82 | 1451 | -15.8 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,691
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#43,138
in continent
World
#198,274
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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