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Young, Micah
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3240770· Male· Australia· Born in 2010
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Micah Young, a 16-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2194 and ranked 36th among Australian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +234 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈59/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
2194
Standard
Rpd1996·Blz1935
All-time high
2283
−89 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#36
#36 · Australian players · of 1,878
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+376 Elo)
1907 → 2283
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2283
at age 16 · −89 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+227
1967 → 2194
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
35.5/ 5465.7%
25W21D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMiguel Angel Gonzalez Martinez2,114·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A·R9·+17.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #17 | 2254 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #24 | 1992 | -78.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2321 | +31.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2232 | +96.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/10 | #82 | 2145 | +58.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #62 | 2202 | +76.7 |
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open (-78.8 Elo, finished #24).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKiamehr Baneshi
🇮🇷IRI·1980
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsTerrence TangCM
🇦🇺AUS·2130
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsBojun (Bryan) YangCM
🇦🇺AUS·2070
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsNeil Fu
🇦🇺AUS·1850
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEric LiuFM
🇦🇺AUS·2134
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#36
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,350
in continent
World
#8,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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