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Fontaine, Josette
🇫🇷FIDE 20651953· Female· France· Born in 1949
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Josette Fontaine, a 77-year-old French player. She has not played a rated game since November 2024. Recent standard appearances include XLVI Open Internacional Ciudad de San Sebastian, Liga FGA de Tercera 2026 Rondas 8, and Team 2026 - 60mn Octobre. Also played 2 rapid events (including Tournoi de fin d'annee 2025 de l'Aviron Bayonnais) recently. She took a 35-month break between Jul 2014 and Jul 2017. Her peak of 1411 was reached at age 75 (Mar 2024).
Previously known as Josette Giovagnoni (until Apr 2017).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1511·Blz—
All-time high
1411
−1411 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 75
Mar 2024 · age 75
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
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Career timeline
11 entries2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1404 → still inactive
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+410 Elo)
1001 → 1411
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 75
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 75
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1411
at age 75 · −7 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 74
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
1.5/ 188.3%
2W1D15L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/7 | #120 | 772 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1401 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #504 | 853 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/5 | #22 | 771 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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France
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out of 24,420 players
Europe
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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