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Michaud, Christian

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FIDEFIDE 1304895· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1971

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Christian Michaud, a 55-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2033. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 9 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and SMM NLB 2026 round 1. Also played 2 rapid events (including 14. Grandprix de Monthey Rapid) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 41 months (2001–2005), 17 months (2005–2006), 17 months (2008–2009) and 13 months (2013–2015). His peak of 2135 was reached at age 45 (Aug 2016).

Current rating

2033

Standard

Rpd2047·Blz2053

All-time high

2135

−102 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 45

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#22,841

#22,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
30th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2064
May 2024
2020
36th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2072
Oct 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2058 → 2109
Mar 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Jan 2018
2016
24th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2135
Aug 2016
All-time peak 2135
at age 45 · −102 from today
Aug 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert-Paul NastaseFM 2,229
SMM NLB 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +5.4 Elo
Best comeback
SMM NLB 2026 round 2
finished #3 (seeded #109 of 160)
Evolution
-21
2054 → 2033
Tournaments
10
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
4W4D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVolker Radt1,987·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4·R2·+9.2
2.[W]vsJeremy Cendan1,915·SMM NLB 2026 round 2·R1·+6.9
3.[W]vsRene Tabin1,850·14. Grandprix de Monthey Standard·R1·+5.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLinus Roesler1,986·SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9·R2·-11.2
2.[L]vsMatthias, Dr. Pfau2,088·SMM 2025 NLB round 7·R1·-8.7
3.[L]vsBjoern HolzhauerCM2,143·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2·R1·-6.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#3232626+4.8
SMM NLB 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#32715+7.2
SMM NLB 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#802229+5.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#3402787+9.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#8211383-5.4
14. Grandprix de Monthey Standard
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/4#291931-10.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/1#13831343-6.8
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9
Team
Oct 20250.5/2#1301817-12.0
SMM 2025 NLB round 7
Team
Sep 20250/1#1271288-9.0
SMM 2025 NLB round 6
Team
Aug 20250/1#1011502-3.8
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Switzerland
#336
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#16,813
in continent
World
#22,841
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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336🇨🇭Michaud, Christian2,033
Europe
1
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2
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16813🇨🇭Michaud, Christian2,033
World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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22841🇨🇭Michaud, Christian2,033