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Vidal, Llewellyn
FM🇫🇷FIDE 20661347· Male· France· Born in 1992
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Llewellyn Vidal, a 34-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2177 and sitting in the top 3% of French players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 11 months. 129 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, 1er Open FIDE de Noel de la Gardiole (-2400), and Grand Open international de Bayonne 2 (-2400). Also played 6 rapid (including 8eme Festival International de Perpignan Rapide) and 1 blitz events (including 6eme Blitz Fide de l'Echecs Club Montpellier) recently. He took a 30-month break between Nov 2020 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2372 was reached at age 28 (Mar 2020).
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 26). Earned a IM norm at 4e Open Intl du Comite Varois des Echecs - Principal 2018. At junior level, he reached #51, #46 and #55 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2177
Standard
Rpd2128·Blz2165
All-time high
2372
−195 pts below
Mar 2020 · age 28
Mar 2020 · age 28
Activity
129
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
121 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#481 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
20 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 33
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
May 2024
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2281 → returned at 2236
Nov 2020
37th French 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 2372
Aug 2020
All-time peak 2372
at age 28 · −195 from today
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+49
2128 → 2177
Tournaments
20
114 games
Score
75.5/ 11466.2%
69W13D32L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsBaptiste LissillourFM2,312·21e Grand Prix du Beaujolais (moins de 2400 elo) - Open A·R4·+14.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1751 | 1207 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #33 | 1975 | -7.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #99 | 3125 | +27.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #674 | 2006 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #5 | 2224 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #148 | 2058 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #4 | 2301 | +29.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #197 | 2656 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #5 | 1983 | -28.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2319 | +15.8 |
Worst Elo result: 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix (-28.8 Elo, finished #148).
Most-Played Opponents
vsEric PrieGM
🇫🇷FRA·2345
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsClement Mania
🇫🇷FRA·2046
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRoland WeillFM
🇫🇷FRA·2066
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPierre Bauer
🇫🇷FRA·2117
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsGlenn C FlearGM
🇬🇧ENG·2334
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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France
#481
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#6,688
in continent
World
#9,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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