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Ruf, Sylvain

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FIDEFIDE 20608624· Male· France· Born in 1960

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Sylvain Ruf, a 66-year-old French player, is rated 1786. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 42 months (2017–2020) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. Also played 4 rapid events (including 28eme Memorial Fabing) recently. His peak of 1863 was reached at age 48 (Apr 2008).

Current rating

1786

Standard

Rpd1861·Blz—

All-time high

1863

−77 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 48

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#80,665

#80,665 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1662 → 1792
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1792 → returned at 1794
Jul 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 60
Nov 2020
2017
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1727 → returned at 1741
Apr 2017
2011
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Jul 2011

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rene Gajic 1,847
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2 · Nov 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
-6
1792 → 1786
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
1W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarc Baillard1,823·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4·R1·+10.5
2.[D]vsRene Gajic1,847·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2·R1·+1.5
3.[D]vsSebastien Bariani1,811·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3·R1·+0.5
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMathias Macedo1,813·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7·R2·-9.2
2.[L]vsCorentin Lopez1,855·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7·R1·-8.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20260/2#28361034-18.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#16091768-1.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20261/1#3432623+10.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#13031811+0.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#15761847+1.6
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 (-18.4 Elo, finished #2836).

Rankings

/
France
#5,253
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#58,168
in continent
World
#80,664
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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6
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Europe
1
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5
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
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2,840
2
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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