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Aburrow, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 484695· Male· England· Born in 1960
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Michael Aburrow, a 66-year-old English player, is rated 1440. He has fluctuated between 1424 and 1462 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess March 2026, Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess Club Summer 2025 - July, and Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess Club Summer 2025 - June. He took a 42-month break between Mar 2020 and Oct 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1492 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1440
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1492
−52 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64
Mar 2024 · age 64
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#207,310
#207,310 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+337 Elo)
1155 → 1492
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 64
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1492
at age 64 · −52 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1155 → returned at 1153
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1438 → 1440
Tournaments
10
24 games
Score
10/ 2441.7%
10W3D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 1590 | -12.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | #3 | 2210 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #8 | 1487 | -18.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2311 | +9.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2383 | +28.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #5 | 713 | -7.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/3 | #9 | 1360 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 1589 | +13.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #7 | 1319 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #11 | 762 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrew M Shoulders
🇬🇧ENG
+11 −0 =0
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMichael Woolley
🇬🇧ENG·1473
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsGary Wimble
🇬🇧ENG
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid J Howes
🇬🇧ENG·1563
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsDavid Lilwall
🇬🇧ENG·1492
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
England
#2,550
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#125,707
in continent
World
#207,066
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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