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Fielding, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 447269· Male· England· Born in 1992
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Michael Fielding, a 34-year-old English player, is rated 1819 — just 27 short of his peak of 1846 (Mar 2024, age 32). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 28 months (2016–2018), 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included), 23 months (2023–2025) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000. Also played 4 rapid (including Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid - 13 January 2026) and 2 blitz events (including brainstormchess FIDE Blitz at Victoria - 25 February 2026) recently.
Current rating
1819
Standard
Rpd1801·Blz1777
All-time high
1846
−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 32
Mar 2024 · age 32
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#70,455
#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1743 → 1842
Jan 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1825
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1846
at age 32 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1743 → returned at 1842
Jan 2023
2020
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1842 → 1819
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJames William Ian Sweetnam1,753·London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000·R2·-12.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #20 | 1787 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #18 | 1889 | -16.6 |
Worst Elo result: London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000 (-16.6 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
/
England
#1,123
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#51,199
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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