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Bambou, Christophe
🇫🇷FIDE 2046750· Male· France· Born in 1982
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Christophe Bambou, a 44-year-old French player, is rated 1978. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 20 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 5-7, 2025 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-4, and 2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7. His peak of 2192 was reached at age 30 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
1978
Standard
Rpd2145·Blz1942
All-time high
2192
−214 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 30
Sep 2012 · age 30
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,159
#31,159 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1928 → 1976
Jul 2025
7-month rising streak
+53 Elo
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 42
Oct 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
Aug 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Feb 2022
2021
88th French 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2124
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1957 → 1978
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
7W5D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSteven Gaffagan1,866·2025 2nd Silman Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7·R1·+6.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #12 | 1793 | -15.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 2129 | +16.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #11 | 1987 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #13 | 1980 | -0.4 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 2/3 | #9 | 2202 | +18.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 5-7 (-15.0 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
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France
#1,753
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#23,023
in continent
World
#31,159
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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