Format
CM
Cook, Michael-Antony
🇬🇷FIDE 4233352· Male· Greece· Born in 1956
Follow Michael-Antony CookTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Michael-Antony Cook, a 70-year-old Greek player, is rated 1992 — just 24 short of his peak of 2016 (May 2010, age 54). He is climbing fast, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include International tournament Mikis Theodorakis 2026 A, 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A, and 2nd Cheadle FIDE Open 2026. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013), 20 months (2017–2019), 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2023–2024).
Current rating
1992
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2020
All-time high
2016
−24 pts below
May 2010 · age 54
May 2010 · age 54
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,785
#28,785 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
8th Greek 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 1992
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1911 → 1992
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1936 → returned at 1954
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1931 → returned at 1936
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1933
May 2017
9th Greek 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1956
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+81
1911 → 1992
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
25.5/ 4754.3%
17W17D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDimosthenis Panagiot Tzortzatos2,096·46th White Tower - 8th SKG International Open A·R3·+13.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #18 | 2011 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #83 | 2054 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #6 | 2076 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/8 | #24 | 1918 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #10 | 2129 | +29.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | — | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/1 | #2 | 2716 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #17 | 1927 | +2.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Greece
#355
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#21,283
in continent
World
#28,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Greece
| 1 | 🇬🇷Follow Nikolas TheodorouTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,634 |
| 2 | 🇬🇷Follow Ioannis PapaioannouTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,611 |
| 3 | 🇬🇷Follow Antonios PavlidisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,573 |
| 4 | 🇬🇷Follow Stamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,570 |
| 5 | 🇬🇷Follow Hristos BanikasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,545 |
| 6 | 🇬🇷Follow Dimitrios MastrovasilisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,525 |
| 7 | 🇬🇷Follow Dimitris AlexakisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,524 |
| 8 | 🇬🇷Follow Stelios HalkiasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,505 |
| 9 | 🇬🇷Follow Evaggelos PatrelakisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,483 |
| 9 | 🇬🇷Follow Anatole VlachosTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,483 |
| ... | ||
| 355 | 1,992 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 21283 | 1,992 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 28784 | 1,992 | |