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Kruse, Michael
🇿🇦FIDE 534007326· Male· South Africa· Born in 2005
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Michael Kruse, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1694 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced), Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C).
At junior level, he reached #45 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1694
Standard
Rpd1682·Blz—
All-time high
1694
at best
Nov 2025 · age 20
Nov 2025 · age 20
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,896
#111,896 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
45th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1694
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1605 → 1694
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1694
at age 20
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1663 → 1694
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
13.5/ 1875.0%
13W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/4 | #9 | 2418 | +30.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #23 | 2722 | +1.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #103 | 2353 | -26.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4/2 | #65 | 2329 | +25.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#518
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,266
in continent
World
#111,893
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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