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Handley, Michael R
🇬🇧FIDE 450740· Male· England· Born in 1967
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Michael R Handley, a 59-year-old English player, is rated 2019 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2, and 2025 British Championship: Over 50. He took a 28-month break between Mar 2019 and Aug 2021 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
2019
Standard
Rpd1998·Blz—
All-time high
2019
at best
Mar 2026 · age 59
Mar 2026 · age 59
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,656
#24,656 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
39th English 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2019
May 2026
All-time peak 2019
at age 59
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 57
Apr 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1924 → 1979
Sep 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+45
1974 → 2019
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
7.5/ 1168.2%
6W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2733 | +16.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #61 | 2720 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #15 | 2081 | +21.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
England
#400
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#18,182
in continent
World
#24,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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