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Vanya, Michael D
🇺🇸FIDE 39971708· Male· United States of America· Born in 1964
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Michael D Vanya, a 62-year-old American player, is rated 1837 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +70 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 240 C Sizzler, King George III International, and Connor Resseguie International. Also played 6 blitz events (including Charles Edgar International) recently.
Current rating
1837
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1759
All-time high
1837
at best
Apr 2026 · age 62
Apr 2026 · age 62
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,133
#65,133 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
54th American 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1837
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1767 → 1837
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1837
at age 62
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1767 · at age 61
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+70
1767 → 1837
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
12/ 1770.6%
12W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2021 | +31.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/1 | #3 | 2462 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/1 | #5 | 2612 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/2 | #2 | 2604 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/1 | #1 | 1593 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,821
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#7,372
in continent
World
#65,133
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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