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Walsh, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 3244970· Male· Australia· Born in 1959

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Michael Walsh, a 67-year-old Australian player, is rated 1757 — just 2 short of his peak of 1759 (Nov 2025, age 66). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 59-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2025 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2025 Gosford Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2026 City of Sydney Rapid) recently.

Current rating

1757

Standard

Rpd1666·Blz—

All-time high

1759

−2 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 66

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#90,214

#90,214 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
25th Australian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1759
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1759
at age 66 · −2 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+210 Elo)
1491 → 1701
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
2020
48th Australian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1491
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Gosford Open
perf 2090 (+331) · 3.5/5 · #9
Top opponent
vs Igor BjelobrkIM 2,397
2025 Gosford Open · Oct 2025 · +19.0 Elo
Evolution
+54
1703 → 1757
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsIgor BjelobrkIM2,397·2025 Gosford Open·R2·+19.0
2.[W]vsSteven E Hemsley1,683·2025 Gosford Open·R3·+15.7
3.[W]vsSuria Daniel1,683·2025 Gosford Open·R4·+15.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsTerrence TangCM2,160·2025 Gosford Open·R6·-3.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Gosford Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#92090+56.4

Rankings

/
Australia
#544
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,424
in continent
World
#90,212
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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544🇦🇺Walsh, Michael1,757
Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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6
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7
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9
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9
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