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Michel, Jean-claude
🇨🇭FIDE 1301241· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1959
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Jean-claude Michel, a 67-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1730. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and Open de la Broye - Cat. A. Also played 3 rapid events (including 14. Grandprix de Monthey Rapid) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 21 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1875 was reached at age 50 (Nov 2009).
Current rating
1730
Standard
Rpd1743·Blz1700
All-time high
1875
−145 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 50
Nov 2009 · age 50
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,478
#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1713 → 1832
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1720 → returned at 1799
May 2023
2022
76th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1727
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1727 → returned at 1697
Sep 2020
2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1768 → returned at 1772
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1730 → 1730
Tournaments
13
49 games
Score
26/ 4953.1%
21W10D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #6 | 1824 | +10.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #1069 | 838 | -12.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #658 | 1876 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #34 | 1678 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2116 | +27.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #908 | 1087 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #116 | 1744 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #56 | 1688 | -25.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #17 | 2077 | +2.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #31 | 2706 | +14.4 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,903
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#70,583
in continent
World
#99,476
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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