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Shefay, Paul
🇫🇷FIDE 20609043· Male· France· Born in 1979
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Paul Shefay, a 47-year-old French player, is rated 1850 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2014–2015) and 44 months (2021–2025). Recent appearance: Championnat de Paris 2025 Open B. Also played 30 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently.
Current rating
1850
Standard
Rpd1831·Blz1723
All-time high
1850
at best
Nov 2009 · age 30
Nov 2009 · age 30
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#61,468
#61,468 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1711 → returned at 1850
Nov 2021
2019
100 career games
at age 40
Jan 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
1700 → 1749
Feb 2018
2014
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1715 → returned at 1705
Mar 2014
2011
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Jan 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1827 → 1850
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsCristiano Tieres
🇵🇹POR·1928
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsRene Jacq
🇫🇷FRA·1872
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsBilel Jabloun
🇹🇳TUN·2001
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLucie Pichard
🇫🇷FRA·1496
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarc Schegerin
🇺🇸USA·1606
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#3,816
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#44,963
in continent
World
#61,467
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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