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Ottl, Eric
🇫🇷FIDE 20623658· Male· France· Born in 1974
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Eric Ottl, a 52-year-old French player, is rated 1730 — just 5 short of his peak of 1735 (May 2026, age 52). He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2eme Open Plouzane r4-5, 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Accession, and 18e Open international de Plancoet - Tournoi B. Also played 1 rapid event (including 21eme Rapide de Lesneven) recently. He took a 50-month break between Dec 2019 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1730
Standard
Rpd1676·Blz—
All-time high
1735
−5 pts below
May 2026 · age 52
May 2026 · age 52
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,478
#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1735
at age 52 · −5 from today
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+194 Elo)
1530 → 1724
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1530 → returned at 1724
Dec 2019
2014
Re-crossed 1500
at age 40
Dec 2014
Re-crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
1699 → 1730
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
12/ 2450.0%
10W4D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1628 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #9 | 1903 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #19 | 1879 | +52.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2604 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #11 | 2748 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/8 | #51 | 1459 | -47.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEtienne Lescop
🇫🇷FRA·1846
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsJacques Kerbaol
🇫🇷FRA·1528
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsNicolas Bertrand
🇫🇷FRA·1959
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsChristophe Desgranges
🇫🇷FRA·1725
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsGilbert Donchez
🇫🇷FRA·1576
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#6,821
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#70,583
in continent
World
#99,476
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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