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LR
Lopez, Raphael
🇫🇷FIDE 20642717· Male· France· Born in 1960
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Raphael Lopez, a 66-year-old French player, is rated 1505. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14eme Festival de Tournois Olympique Grande Synthe - Open, Team 2026 - HDF Avril, and 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande. Also played 4 rapid (including 25eme Open Rapide Olympique Grande Synthe) and 2 blitz events (including Open de Blitz de L'Olympique Grande Synthe juin 2025) recently. His peak of 1773 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1505
Standard
Rpd1640·Blz1570
All-time high
1773
−268 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 49
Apr 2009 · age 49
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#183,832
#183,832 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+249 Elo)
1410 → 1659
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 64
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 63
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1462 → returned at 1463
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1535 → 1505
Tournaments
8
34 games
Score
14/ 3441.2%
14W3D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #10 | 1867 | -1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #56 | 2365 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #460 | 1653 | +12.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #350 | 745 | -8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #288 | 743 | -9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/1 | #2349 | 2505 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #90 | 1625 | -25.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #324 | 987 | -3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeert Danneel
🇧🇪BEL·1993
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsXavier Desert
🇫🇷FRA·1937
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMalic Bouguern
🇫🇷FRA·1712
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDany Rosaia
🇫🇷FRA·1505
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsBrice Gandreuil
🇫🇷FRA·1969
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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France
#14,634
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#116,298
in continent
World
#183,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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