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Croain, Norbert
🇫🇷FIDE 20645023· Male· France· Born in 1972
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Norbert Croain, a 54-year-old French player, is rated 1705 — just 27 short of his peak of 1732 (Mar 2024, age 52). He is progressing steadily with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - NAQ Avril, Team 2026 - NAQ Mars, and Team 2026 - 60mn Mars. He took a 61-month break between Dec 2019 and Feb 2025 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1705
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1732
−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 52
Mar 2024 · age 52
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#108,167
#108,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1553 → 1720
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 52
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1732
at age 52 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1553 → returned at 1720
Dec 2019
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 46
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Tournoi Tournoi interieur Echiquier Bordelais saison 2024-2025perf 1800 (+120) · 3.5/5 · #3
Evolution
+67
1638 → 1705
Tournaments
7
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
7W4D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsJean-Jacques Gardere1,462·Tournoi Tournoi interieur Echiquier Bordelais saison 2024-2025·R4·+8.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #232 | 1187 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #187 | 2422 | +7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #1493 | 1536 | -9.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #106 | 2358 | +13.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #490 | 1738 | +8.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #84 | 1807 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1800 | +42.0 |
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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