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Degardin, Sylvain
FM🇫🇷FIDE 20623070· Male· France· Born in 1995
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Sylvain Degardin, a 31-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2209 and sitting in the top 2% of French players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 120 Elo over the past 12 months. 97 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Team 2026 - IDF Avril, and Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9. Also played 2 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2329 was reached at age 30 (May 2025).
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #17, #25, #29 and #43 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2209
Standard
Rpd2194·Blz2216
All-time high
2329
−120 pts below
May 2025 · age 30
May 2025 · age 30
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
97 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#366 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
24 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
Feb 2026
2025
46th French 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 2329
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
May 2025
All-time peak 2329
at age 30 · −120 from today
May 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Feb 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 29
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-120
2329 → 2209
Tournaments
22
97 games
Score
55.5/ 9757.2%
37W37D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #196 | 2189 | -3.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #195 | 2845 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #124 | 2238 | +0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #271 | 2809 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #61 | 2108 | -27.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #255 | 2982 | +9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #86 | 2332 | +7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1271 | 1539 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #23 | 2310 | +23.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #282 | 1389 | -10.4 |
Worst Elo result: 49 Obert Internacional d'Escacs "Ciutat de Badalona" Grup A (-31.4 Elo, finished #72).
Most-Played Opponents
vsBilel BellahceneGM
🇩🇿ALG·2493
+0 −10 =2
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsFlorian DaeschlerFM
🇫🇷FRA·2276
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsTom DecuigniereIM
🇫🇷FRA·2408
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsJames EdenIM
🇫🇷FRA·2218
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsNicolas Frantz
🇫🇷FRA·1989
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings
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France
#366
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#5,368
in continent
World
#7,672
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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