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Palon, Bernard

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FIDEFIDE 20626681· Male· France· Born in 1948

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Bernard Palon, a 78-year-old French player, is rated 1598. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Nov 2021 and Nov 2023. Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - PAC Mars, Team 2026 - PAC Fevrier, and Team 2026 - PAC Decembre. His peak of 1656 was reached at age 63 (Jan 2011).

Current rating

1598

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1656

−58 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 63

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#147,797

#147,797 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+224 Elo)
1412 → 1636
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 75
Nov 2023
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1475 → returned at 1429
Nov 2021
2011
All-time peak 1656
at age 63 · −58 from today
Jan 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marc Bodereau 1,703
1er Open d'echecs Didier Pera (-2400 elo) · Sep 2025 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
-38
1636 → 1598
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
1.5/ 1113.6%
2W1D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDidier Sauvan1,655·Team 2026 - PAC Fevrier·R2·-8.6
2.[L]vsNam Long To1,688·Team 2026 - PAC Decembre·R7·-7.9
3.[L]vsCharly Benedetti1,724·Team 2026 - PAC Octobre·R2·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - PAC Mars
Team
Mar 20260/1#222903-7.2
Team 2026 - PAC Fevrier
Team
Feb 20260/1#330855-8.8
Team 2026 - PAC Decembre
Team
Dec 20250/1#203888-8.0
Team 2026 - PAC Novembre
Team
Nov 20250/1#307932-7.2
Team 2026 - PAC Octobre
Team
Oct 20250/1#190924-7.6
1er Open d'echecs Didier Pera (-2400 elo)
Open Swiss
Sep 20251.5/4#381664+1.0

Rankings

/
France
#11,322
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#98,734
in continent
World
#147,784
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
1
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3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,559
10
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2,557
...
11322🇫🇷Palon, Bernard1,598
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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98734🇫🇷Palon, Bernard1,598
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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147784🇫🇷Palon, Bernard1,598