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Stokes, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 442542· Male· England· Born in 1946

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Michael Stokes, a 80-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 1881. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 19 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers and XXII Calvia Chess Festival 2025 - Amateur Open U2350. His peak of 2223 was reached at age 70 (Aug 2016).

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 79).

Current rating

1881

Standard

Rpd·Blz

All-time high

2223

342 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 70

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#52,933

#52,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 79
Feb 2025
2022
100 career games
at age 76
Dec 2022
5th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2071
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2071 → returned at 2030
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 74
Feb 2020
2017
73rd 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2223
May 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
perf 1960 (+99) · 3.5/9 · #140
Top opponent
vs Shkelqim CelaFM 2,179

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20263.5/9#1401960+19.8
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#241838+2.0
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/9#351780-19.2
Worst Elo result: XXII Calvia Chess Festival 2025 - Amateur Open U2350 (-19.2 Elo, finished #35).

Rankings

/
England
#842
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#38,912
in continent
World
#52,932
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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842🇬🇧Stokes, Michael1,881
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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38912🇬🇧Stokes, Michael1,881
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
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2,753
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52932🇬🇧Stokes, Michael1,881