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Kethro, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 3215504· Male· Australia· Born in 1999

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Michael Kethro, a 27-year-old Australian FIDE Master, is rated 2081 and sitting in the top 4% of Australian players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 13 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier, 2025 NSWCA October Weekender, and 2025 ANU Open. Also played 3 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2195 was reached at age 18 (Feb 2017); he also reached Australian #30 in Nov 2023.

Awarded FM in 2017 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #6, #7, #6, #10 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2081

Standard

Rpd2140·Blz2110

All-time high

2195

114 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 18

Activity

41

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#81 · Australian players · of 1,854

Career timeline

19 entries
2023
Peak Australian rank: #30
at age 24 · rated 2176
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2142 → returned at 2122
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
Feb 2020
2018
6th Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2195
Jan 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2018
2017
7th Australian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2195
Apr 2017

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 ANU Open
perf 2230 (+147) · 4/5 · #4
Top opponent
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier · Apr 2026 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-15
20962081
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
24.5/ 3864.5%
17W15D6L
Top 3 losses

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/9#322084-0.8
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/7#32067-1.0
Swiss
Jul 20254/5#42230+4.2
Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#152003-20.2
Swiss
May 20255.5/7#32073+3.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Gold Coast Open Premier Division (-20.2 Elo, finished #15).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

/
Australia
#81
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,353
in continent
World
#17,234
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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81🇦🇺Kethro, Michael2,081
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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3
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6
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8
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9
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10
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2353🇦🇺Kethro, Michael2,081
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1
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2
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17234🇦🇺Kethro, Michael2,081