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McMichael, Richard J

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FIDEFIDE 400963· Male· England· Born in 1961

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Richard J Mcmichael, a 65-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2118 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 4 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025, 2025 British Championship: Over 50, and 46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2004–2006), 13 months (2011–2012) and 17 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2298 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2003); he also reached English #86 in Jan 2010.

Awarded FM in 2021 (age 60) and CM in 2002 (age 41).

Current rating

2118

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2298

−180 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 42

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,776 · players worldwide · of 216,807

Career timeline

20 entries
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2139 → returned at 2132
Mar 2022
19th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2155
Feb 2022
2021
FM title awardedFM
at age 60
Jul 2021
2018
14th English 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2245
Aug 2018
2016
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
2176 → 2224
Apr 2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025
perf 2178 (+60) · 6/9 · #7
Top opponent
vs John C HawksworthIM 2,351
Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025 · Aug 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
0
2118 → 2118
Tournaments
3
30 games
Score
14.5/ 3048.3%
14W7D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025
Swiss
Aug 20256/9#72178+19.6
2025 British Championship: Over 50
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/7#242038-13.2
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/7#1162075-5.8

Rankings

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England
#214
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#9,982
in continent
World
#13,776
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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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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2,514
10
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214🇬🇧McMichael, Richard J2,118
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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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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10
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13776🇬🇧McMichael, Richard J2,118