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Barbara, Thierry
🇫🇷FIDE 20655533· Male· France· Born in 1953
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Thierry Barbara, a 73-year-old French player, is rated 1642 — just 27 short of his peak of 1669 (Mar 2024, age 71). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 93 months (2016–2024) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier.
Current rating
1642
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1669
−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71
Mar 2024 · age 71
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#130,651
#130,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+221 Elo)
1448 → 1669
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1669
at age 71 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1669 → returned at 1642
Mar 2024
2016
Inactive for 93 months
paused at 1448 → returned at 1669
May 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1669 → 1642
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
2/ 1020.0%
3W0D7L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsSacha Jibeaux1,777·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R2·+13.7
2.[W]vsFrancois Jarry1,732·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R6·+12.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJean Duhamel1,695·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R9·-8.5
2.[L]vsAnais Findeling Creus1,733·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R5·-7.4
3.[L]vsTimeo Ientile1,738·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R8·-7.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/9 | #256 | 1545 | -27.2 |
Worst Elo result: 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier (-27.2 Elo, finished #256).
Rankings
/
France
#9,644
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#89,335
in continent
World
#130,645
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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