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Ashe, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 4310462· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1964

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Michael Ashe, a 62-year-old player, is rated 1613. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wellington Chess Open 2026, 2026 New Zealand Major Open, and Capital Chess Classic 2025. Also played 4 rapid events (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) recently. His peak of 1678 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1613

Standard

Rpd1628·Blz—

All-time high

1678

−65 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#142,014

#142,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
18th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1666
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+202 Elo)
1464 → 1666
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1678
at age 60 · −65 from today
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 59
May 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
South Island Chess Championship 2025
perf 1860 (+219) · 3.5/6 · #39
Top opponent
vs Ryan Yiheng Zhou 1,734
48th Trusts Chess Open B · May 2026 · +3.3 Elo
Evolution
-52
1665 → 1613
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
16.5/ 4338.4%
13W12D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Wellington Chess Open 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#461825-1.4
2026 New Zealand Major Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/7#291662-25.4
Capital Chess Classic 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/1#432852-1.6
South Island Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/6#391860-8.2
North Island Chess Championships 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/2#542743-16.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 New Zealand Major Open (-25.4 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#284
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,448
in continent
World
#142,004
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,333
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
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2,202
9
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2,180
10
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2,177
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284🇳🇿Ashe, Michael1,613
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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22448🇳🇿Ashe, Michael1,613
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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142004🇳🇿Ashe, Michael1,613