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Papaux, Steve
🇨🇭FIDE 1337602· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2006
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Steve Papaux, a 20-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2203 — just 27 short of his peak of 2230 (May 2025, age 19) and sitting in the top 3% of Swiss players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2154 and 2230 over the past 2 years. 44 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion, and Open de la Broye - Cat. A. Also played 4 rapid (including 14. Grandprix de Monthey Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Open Blitz du 50e de la FGE) recently. He reached Swiss #83 in Jun 2024.
At junior level, he reached #3, #3, #7, #3, #3 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2203
Standard
Rpd2204·Blz2108
All-time high
2230
−27 pts below
May 2025 · age 19
May 2025 · age 19
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#114 · Swiss players · of 3,316
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Aug 2025
3rd Swiss U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2230
May 2025
All-time peak 2230
at age 19 · −27 from today
May 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
2196 → 2203
Tournaments
17
42 games
Score
21.5/ 4251.2%
18W10D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #33 | 2192 | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 3222 | +16.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #144 | 1489 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #6 | 2105 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #108 | 2230 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1043 | 1290 | -12.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1218 | 1203 | -15.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1008 | 1307 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #60 | 2198 | -1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #431 | 2146 | -2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian BauerGM
🇫🇷FRA·2557
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsDeyan Samuil KostovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2318
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsCedric Pahud
🇨🇭SUI·2145
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsNicos Doetsch-Thaler
🇨🇭SUI·2031
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsRomain Gemelli
🇨🇭SUI·2248
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#114
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#5,609
in continent
World
#8,022
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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