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Fayad, Michell
FIDE 7500475· Male· Curaçao· Born in 1971
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Michell Fayad, a 55-year-old player, is rated 1750 — just 1 short of his peak of 1751 (Feb 2026, age 55). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 24 months (2017–2020), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Nacho Moron Fall Classic 2025. He reached #16 nationally in Jun 2020.
Competes for Curaçao since Jun 2026.
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1717
All-time high
1751
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 55
Feb 2026 · age 55
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#92,524
#92,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
4th 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 1750
Jun 2026
Switched federation: AHO → CUR
at age 55
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1751
at age 55 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1721 → returned at 1750
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1548 → 1737
May 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+29
1721 → 1750
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4.5/ 590.0%
4W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/4 | #3 | 2517 | +29.4 |
Rankings
/
Curaçao
#29
out of 65 players
Americas
#10,894
in continent
World
#92,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Curaçao
| 1 | 2,214 | |
| 2 | 2,081 | |
| 3 | 2,002 | |
| 4 | 1,999 | |
| 5 | 1,989 | |
| 6 | 1,978 | |
| 7 | 1,977 | |
| 8 | 1,973 | |
| 9 | 1,971 | |
| 10 | 1,969 | |
| ... | ||
| 29 | 1,750 | |
Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
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| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 10894 | 1,750 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
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| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
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| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 92522 | 1,750 | |