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Hardman, Michael J

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FIDEFIDE 409324· Male· England· Born in 1956

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Michael J Hardman, a 70-year-old English player, is rated 2044 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 192-month break between Jul 2009 and Aug 2025. Recent appearances: 2025 British Championship: Over 65 and 1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U2300. His peak of 2151 was reached at age 50 (Jul 2006).

Current rating

2044

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2151

−107 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 50

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,487 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
19th English 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 2057
Aug 2025
2009
Inactive for 192 months
paused at 2090 → returned at 2057
Jul 2009
2008
25th English 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2106
Apr 2008
2006
All-time peak 2151
at age 50 · −107 from today
Jul 2006
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2100 → 2138
Jan 2006
2002
25th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2135
Jul 2002

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Roger D De Coverly 1,969
2025 British Championship: Over 65 · Aug 2025 · +7.9 Elo
Evolution
-46
2090 → 2044
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
3W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 British Championship: Over 65
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#261984-12.6
1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U2300
Swiss
Jun 20251/2#121822-32.8
Worst Elo result: 1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U2300 (-32.8 Elo, finished #12).

Rankings

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England
#347
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#15,785
in continent
World
#21,487
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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3
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4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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347🇬🇧Hardman, Michael J2,044
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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15785🇬🇧Hardman, Michael J2,044
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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21487🇬🇧Hardman, Michael J2,044