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Navel, Jean-Yves
🇫🇷FIDE 20606559· Male· France· Born in 1959
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Jean-Yves Navel, a 67-year-old French player, is rated 1838. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 18 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and Open Veterans et Seniors plus - Cambrai 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including 15e Tournoi Rapide de Saint Just en Chaussee) and 1 blitz events (including Tournoi telethon de St-Quentin blitz 2025) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2018 and Nov 2019. His peak of 1880 was reached at age 56 (Nov 2015).
Current rating
1838
Standard
Rpd1896·Blz1842
All-time high
1880
−42 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 56
Nov 2015 · age 56
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#64,871
#64,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1741 → 1831
Jan 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 63
Aug 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1822 → 1838
Tournaments
8
30 games
Score
15.5/ 3051.7%
11W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1348 | 1973 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #220 | 1952 | +31.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #614 | 1718 | -2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1161 | 1200 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #14 | 1758 | -6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/1 | #449 | 2649 | +11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1132 | 1127 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #38 | 1767 | -11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnis Drissi
🇫🇷FRA·2028
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsCyril Vernadet
🇫🇷FRA·1731
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAlain Ribeiro
🇫🇷FRA·1589
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDaniel Steichen
🇫🇷FRA·1704
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEnguerand Goubet
🇫🇷FRA·1698
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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France
#4,060
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#47,365
in continent
World
#64,870
out of 400,000+
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