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Bazanov, Michael
🇳🇿FIDE 4331214· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2016
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Michael Bazanov, a 10-year-old player, is rated 1735 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 10. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 10 Open, South Island Chess Championship 2025, and Arie Nijman Memorial 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including South Island Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1777 was reached at age 10 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1735
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1777
−42 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 10
Feb 2026 · age 10
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#313 · players worldwide under 10 · of 6,306
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1777
at age 10 · −42 from today
Feb 2026
1st U10 player nationally
at age 10 · rated 1776
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1776 · at age 9
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 10 Openperf 2370 (+635) · 6.5/6 · #3
Evolution
-41
1776 → 1735
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
10W3D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsNicholas Yuileng Chen1,687·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 10 Open·R7·+17.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/6 | #3 | 2370 | -41.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #14 | 1797 | 0.0 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 1/4 | #20 | 1665 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 10 Open (-41.2 Elo, finished #3).
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#173
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,701
in continent
World
#97,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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