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Kethro, Michael
FM🇦🇺FIDE 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
Feb 2017 · age 18
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#81 · Australian players · of 1,854
Career timeline
19 entries2023
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
Evolution
-15
2096 → 2081
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
24.5/ 3864.5%
17W15D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #32 | 2084 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2067 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2230 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2003 | -20.2 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2073 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHarry Press
🇦🇺AUS·2173
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsFrederick LitchfieldFM
🇦🇺AUS·2145
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsHui LiCM
🇲🇴MAC·2082
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAnup Kumar Siva Sankaran
🇦🇺AUS·1860
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAlana ChibnallWFM
🇦🇺AUS·1885
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#81
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,353
in continent
World
#17,234
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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