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Thompson, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 436267· Male· England· Born in 1984
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Michael Thompson, a 42-year-old English player, is rated 1526. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 3-7, ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 1-2, and ACC Winter Cup 2025 Rounds 8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including ACC Autumn Rapid 2025 Rounds 4-6) recently. His peak of 1563 was reached at age 40 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1526
Standard
Rpd1565·Blz1699
All-time high
1563
−37 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 40
Mar 2024 · age 40
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#175,595
#175,595 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+249 Elo)
1272 → 1521
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 40
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 40
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1563
at age 40 · −37 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1400
at age 38
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1520 → 1526
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
6W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #44 | 1498 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #62 | 1053 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #58 | 2485 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/1 | #34 | 2591 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #26 | 1763 | +19.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#2,422
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#112,545
in continent
World
#175,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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