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Simon, Lionel
🇫🇷FIDE 20609116· Male· France· Born in 1960
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Lionel Simon, a 66-year-old French player, is rated 1683. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 9 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open C (-2000 Elo et p 50 ans), Tournoi FIDE de Paques 2026 du Philidor, and Team 2026 - BRE Avril. Also played 1 rapid (including 10eme Tournoi des Templiers) and 1 blitz events (including Lisieux 10000 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2008–2009) and 18 months (2018–2019). His peak of 1751 was reached at age 48 (Apr 2008).
Current rating
1683
Standard
Rpd1733·Blz1668
All-time high
1751
−68 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 48
Apr 2008 · age 48
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#116,085
#116,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
6-month rising streak
+21 Elo
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1527 → 1702
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Jun 2023
100 career games
at age 63
Jan 2023
2018
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1708 → returned at 1711
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1710 → 1683
Tournaments
15
59 games
Score
31/ 5952.5%
23W16D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #13 | 1651 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #13 | 1896 | +11.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #280 | 980 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #35 | 948 | -8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #161 | 1711 | +0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2516 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #12 | 1932 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #175 | 1720 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #84 | 1872 | +1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2401 | +7.8 |
Rankings
/
France
#8,296
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#80,929
in continent
World
#116,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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