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Ashworth, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 425044· Male· England· Born in 1999
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Michael Ashworth, a 27-year-old English player, is rated 2043 — just 22 short of his peak of 2065 (Sep 2025, age 26) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 7 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 92nd Bristol Over 1799 Championship, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, and 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open. Also played 1 rapid event recently.
At junior level, he reached #13, #18 and #13 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2043
Standard
Rpd1967·Blz1959
All-time high
2065
−22 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 26
Sep 2025 · age 26
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,613 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
71st English 20-35 player
at age 26 · rated 2065
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2065
at age 26 · −22 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2012 → returned at 2008
Apr 2020
2019
13th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2007
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2053 → 2043
Tournaments
14
56 games
Score
30/ 5653.6%
16W28D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 2041 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 2053 | +5.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #8 | 2204 | +12.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 1940 | -6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 2074 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #45 | 2232 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2211 | +9.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #11 | 2022 | +0.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 1909 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/5 | #22 | 1833 | -43.4 |
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England
#350
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#15,885
in continent
World
#21,613
out of 400,000+
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