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Ternault, Mathieu
FM🇫🇷FIDE 20641532· Male· France· Born in 1993
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Mathieu Ternault, a 33-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 6 months. 54 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include V Magistral "Villa de Zahara" 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 8e Finale. Also played 5 rapid (including European Corporate Chess Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2400 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2022, French #79 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 22). Earned a IM norm at Team 2016 - Nationale 1. At junior level, he reached #19, #25, #29 and #87 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2278
Standard
Rpd2282·Blz2188
All-time high
2400
−122 pts below
Jul 2022 · age 29
Jul 2022 · age 29
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#204 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
Apr 2024
2022
Peak French rank: #79
at age 29 · rated 2400
Jul 2022
Crossed 2400
at age 29
Jul 2022
All-time peak 2400
at age 29 · −122 from today
Jul 2022
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 29
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2275 → 2278
Tournaments
15
53 games
Score
32/ 5360.4%
25W14D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 2282 | +0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | 3055 | +9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2998 | +4.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #93 | 2297 | +0.5 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 3021 | +4.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #214 | 2026 | -6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2727 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #35 | 2282 | +4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2873 | +2.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #19 | 2875 | +5.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThibault FantinelIM
🇫🇷FRA·2398
+3 −5 =6
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCamille De SerouxWIM
🇨🇭SUI·2137
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaxime LagardeGM
🇫🇷FRA·2618
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsEzra KirkIM
🇬🇧ENG·2381
+0 −3 =6
9 games·last met Jun 2019
View head-to-head →
vsMatthieu CornetteGM
🇫🇷FRA·2556
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#204
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#3,211
in continent
World
#4,787
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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