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Babel, Ludovic
🇨🇭FIDE 1310291· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1981
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Ludovic Babel, a 45-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1667. He has fluctuated between 1629 and 1706 over the past 2 years. 27 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 des Amateurs 2026 round1. He took a 21-month break between Apr 2022 and Feb 2024. His peak of 1723 was reached at age 43 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1667
Standard
Rpd1665·Blz1710
All-time high
1723
−56 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 43
Apr 2024 · age 43
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#121,806
#121,806 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+184 Elo)
1539 → 1723
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1723
at age 43 · −56 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 43
Mar 2024
2022
66th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1539
Apr 2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1539 → returned at 1538
Apr 2022
2020
51st Swiss 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1552
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
1633 → 1667
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
9.5/ 2636.5%
11W1D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #49 | 1818 | +2.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #239 | 2420 | +9.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1253 | 1120 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #23 | 1107 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | 2429 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #8 | 1766 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #33 | 1644 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMario Viviani
🇨🇭SUI·1832
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJean-Marc Pecorini
🇨🇭SUI·1819
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarc Schaerer
🇨🇭SUI·1776
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsOldrich Fryc
🇨🇭SUI·1611
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsNils Delmonico
🇨🇭SUI·1993
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#2,298
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#84,287
in continent
World
#121,800
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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