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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 1837 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 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

1837

Standard

Rpd1781·Blz—

All-time high

1837

at best
Mar 2026 · age 77

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#65,133

#65,133 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
34th French 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1837
May 2026
All-time peak 1837
at age 77
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michel Krick 1,658
Team 2026 - EST Janvier · Jan 2026 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
+8
1829 → 1837
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
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 1 loss
1.[L]vsQuentin Bouillot1,911·Team 2026 - EST Octobre·R1·-7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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France
#4,039
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#47,529
in continent
World
#65,133
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
1
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2,759
2
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2,717
3
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2,626
4
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2,618
5
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2,613
6
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2,610
6
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,557
10
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2,556
...
4039🇫🇷Munch, Paul1,837
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
47529🇫🇷Munch, Paul1,837
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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65133🇫🇷Munch, Paul1,837