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Richard, Maxime
🇫🇷FIDE 20643411· Male· France· Born in 1994
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Maxime Richard, a 32-year-old French player, is rated 1705 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1er Open de Paques d'Annecy, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200). Also played 5 rapid (including 4eme d'Echecs de Belley A) and 2 blitz events (including 5e Blitz de Veigy) recently. He took a 17-month break between Sep 2013 and Mar 2015.
Current rating
1705
Standard
Rpd1753·Blz1699
All-time high
1705
at best
Jun 2026 · age 32
Jun 2026 · age 32
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#108,167
#108,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1705
at age 32
Jun 2026
2024
500 career games
at age 30
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+300 Elo)
1402 → 1702
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 30
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 29
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+22
1683 → 1705
Tournaments
15
68 games
Score
34/ 6850.0%
31W10D27L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsPierre Catoire1,910·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R4·+16.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRomain Cherki1,541·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi C (- 1700 Elo)·R2·-13.9
3.[L]vsMaxime Mouly1,543·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi C (- 1700 Elo)·R6·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #14 | 1859 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #14 | 1789 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #3697 | 1039 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #157 | 1664 | -6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #375 | 2673 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2512 | +1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #2005 | 776 | -13.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/2 | #108 | 2256 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #10 | 1103 | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #2656 | 958 | -8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHubert Van Bruggen
🇫🇷FRA·1722
+3 −5 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLaurent Sylvestre-Baron
🇫🇷FRA·1852
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsMichel Maupas
🇫🇷FRA·1552
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDominique Gaudissard
🇫🇷FRA·1668
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsYves Hodot
🇫🇷FRA·1812
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2022
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Rankings
/
France
#7,578
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#76,049
in continent
World
#108,164
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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