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Walia, Michael Kanishk
🇬🇧FIDE 487481· Male· England· Born in 2010
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Michael Kanishk Walia, a 16-year-old English player, is rated 1604. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: London Chess League FIDE Weekender - 25-27 July - U2000 and Southall FIDE Congress July 2025 - U2400. Also played 2 rapid events (including Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid - 15 July 2025) recently. His peak of 1753 was reached at age 14 (Nov 2024).
At junior level, he reached #84 and #57 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1604
Standard
Rpd1640·Blz1703
All-time high
1753
−149 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 14
Nov 2024 · age 14
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,871
#144,871 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
84th English U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1692
Jan 2025
2024
57th English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1753
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+350 Elo)
1403 → 1753
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1753
at age 14 · −149 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-88
1692 → 1604
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
1W2D5L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #31 | 2411 | -28.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/3 | #28 | 906 | -59.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#2,162
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#97,137
in continent
World
#144,859
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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