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Sylvestre-baron, Michel
🇫🇷FIDE 20626185· Male· France· Born in 1962
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Michel Sylvestre-Baron, a 64-year-old French player, is rated 1655 — just 16 short of his peak of 1671 (Jul 2025, age 63). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 28-month break between Feb 2023 and Jul 2025. Recent appearances: Team 2026 - 60mn Mars and Open International de Geneve 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 15eme Trophee Roland Perolini - Principal) recently.
Current rating
1655
Standard
Rpd1612·Blz—
All-time high
1671
−16 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 63
Jul 2025 · age 63
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#126,340
#126,340 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
All-time peak 1671
at age 63 · −16 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 62
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1414 → returned at 1671
Feb 2023
2018
Re-crossed 1500
at age 56
Sep 2018
2017
Re-crossed 1500
at age 55
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1671 → 1655
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W0D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #2016 | 2289 | -15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFrancoise Ringot
🇫🇷FRA·1420
+9 −3 =1
13 games·last met May 2018
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vsUgo Cadorin
🇫🇷FRA·1616
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsYves Hodot
🇫🇷FRA·1812
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsPatrick Lamouille
🇫🇷FRA·1861
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLaurent Sylvestre-Baron
🇫🇷FRA·1852
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
/
France
#9,224
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#86,935
in continent
World
#126,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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