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Lin, Michael
🇳🇿FIDE 4310160· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2004
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Michael Lin, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1845 — just 1 short of his peak of 1846 (Nov 2025, age 21). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 62-month break between Aug 2019 and Nov 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 8-9, ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 3-7, and ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 1-2. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bay of Plenty Rapid A 2026) recently. He reached #93 nationally in Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #7, #13 and #7 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1845
Standard
Rpd1890·Blz1864
All-time high
1846
−1 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 21
Nov 2025 · age 21
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,840
#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Peak national rank: #93
at age 21 · rated 1846
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1846
at age 21 · −1 from today
Nov 2025
2024
7th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1816
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+163 Elo)
1653 → 1816
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Nov 2024
2021
13th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1653
Jul 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
1815 → 1845
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2546 | +36.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #67 | 1627 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #9 | 2342 | +14.0 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#96
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,503
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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