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Young, Micah

CM🇦🇺

FIDEFIDE 3240770· Male· Australia· Born in 2010

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Micah Young, a 16-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2203 and ranked 34th among Australian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +243 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2026 Australian Junior Championship U16 Open, and 41. Internationales Boeblinger Open A. Also played 1 rapid (including XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Rapidas) and 1 blitz events (including XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz 2) recently. His peak of 2283 was reached at age 16 (Mar 2026, Australian #20 at the time).

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #2 and #4 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2203

Standard

Rpd1996·Blz1935

All-time high

2283

80 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16

Activity

68

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#34

#34 · Australian players · of 1,854

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+376 Elo)
1907 → 2283
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2283
at age 16 · −80 from today
Mar 2026
Peak Australian rank: #20
at age 16 · rated 2282
Feb 2026
2nd Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2282
Feb 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 16
Feb 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Jan 2026

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Gold Coast Open Premier Division
perf 2078 (+59) · 5.5/9 · #14
Top opponent
vs Zong-Yuan ZhaoGM 2,432
2026 Churchie International 9 · Apr 2026 · +11.6 Elo
Evolution
+243
19602203
Tournaments
7
70 games
Score
40.5/ 7057.9%
31W28D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#241992-78.8
Swiss
Jan 20268.5/9#12321+31.9
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/9#92232+96.5
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/10#822145+58.7
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/9#622202+76.7
Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#142078+52.4
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/7#241967+6.8
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open (-78.8 Elo, finished #24).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Australia
#34
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,288
in continent
World
#7,992
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Australia
1
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2
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2,534
3
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2,510
4
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2,496
5
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2,476
6
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2,423
7
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2,415
8
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2,401
9
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2,389
10
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2,380
...
34🇦🇺Young, Micah2,203
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
1288🇦🇺Young, Micah2,203
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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7992🇦🇺Young, Micah2,203