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Gaffe, Sebastien
🇫🇷FIDE 20639228· Male· France· Born in 1980
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Sebastien Gaffe, a 46-year-old French player, is rated 1777 — just 28 short of his peak of 1805 (Nov 2025, age 45). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 92 months (2014–2022) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 55eme Open Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher Trophee Claude Leroyer (-2400) and Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r1.
Current rating
1777
Standard
Rpd1793·Blz—
All-time high
1805
−28 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 45
Nov 2025 · age 45
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#83,591
#83,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1805
at age 45 · −28 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1648 → 1798
May 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Feb 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1664 → returned at 1805
Feb 2024
2014
Inactive for 92 months
paused at 1709 → returned at 1739
Jun 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1798 → 1777
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChristian Delaruelle1,715·55eme Open Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher Trophee Claude Leroyer (-2400)·R3·-11.8
2.[L]vsMilo Ferte1,765·55eme Open Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher Trophee Claude Leroyer (-2400)·R4·-10.3
3.[L]vsArnaud PayenIM2,249·55eme Open Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher Trophee Claude Leroyer (-2400)·R1·-1.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/6 | #60 | 1649 | -28.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #109 | 2492 | +7.2 |
Worst Elo result: 55eme Open Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher Trophee Claude Leroyer (-2400) (-28.4 Elo, finished #60).
Rankings
/
France
#5,509
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#60,177
in continent
World
#83,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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