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Munch, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 20606516· Male· France· Born in 1949

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Paul Munch, a 77-year-old French player, is rated 1824 — just 13 short of his peak of 1837 (Mar 2026, age 77). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - EST Fevrier, Team 2026 - EST Janvier, and Team 2026 - EST Decembre. Also played 1 rapid event (including 21e Tournoi d'echecs de Bennwihr - Tournoi A (Ouvert a tous)) recently.

Current rating

1824

Standard

Rpd1781·Blz—

All-time high

1837

−13 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 77

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#68,981

#68,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
34th French 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1837
May 2026
All-time peak 1837
at age 77 · −13 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1687 → 1813
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 75
Mar 2024
2022
86th French 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1684
Apr 2022
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Jul 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michel Krick 1,658
Team 2026 - EST Janvier · Jan 2026 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
-5
1829 → 1824
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMichel Krick1,658·Team 2026 - EST Janvier·R7·+5.4
2.[W]vsBernard Ritzenthaler1,636·Team 2026 - EST Fevrier·R3·+4.8
3.[W]vsAlain Muller1,614·Team 2026 - EST Decembre·R7·+4.6
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsThomas Ferron1,573·Team 2026 - EST Mai·R2·-16.2
2.[L]vsQuentin Bouillot1,911·Team 2026 - EST Octobre·R1·-7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - EST Mai
Team
May 20261/2#1161572-12.8
Team 2026 - EST Fevrier
Team
Feb 20261/1#1542436+5.0
Team 2026 - EST Janvier
Team
Jan 20261/1#1462458+5.6
Team 2026 - EST Decembre
Team
Dec 20251/1#652414+4.6
Team 2026 - EST Octobre
Team
Oct 20250/1#3021111-7.8

Rankings

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France
#4,351
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#50,207
in continent
World
#68,980
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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4
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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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4351🇫🇷Munch, Paul1,824
Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,744
5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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50207🇫🇷Munch, Paul1,824
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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68980🇫🇷Munch, Paul1,824