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Sauvan, Didier
🇫🇷FIDE 20661444· Male· France· Born in 1960
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Didier Sauvan, a 66-year-old French player, is rated 1616. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2eme Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400), Team 2026 - PAC Avril, and championnat du Var des veterans et seniors plus 2026. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2013–2014), 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 38 months (2022–2025). His peak of 1664 was reached at age 66 (Mar 2026).
Current rating
1616
Standard
Rpd1722·Blz—
All-time high
1664
−48 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 66
Mar 2026 · age 66
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#140,920
#140,920 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1664
at age 66 · −48 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 64
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1428 → returned at 1652
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1488 → returned at 1464
Aug 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1500
at age 58
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
1657 → 1616
Tournaments
9
22 games
Score
9.5/ 2243.2%
9W1D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #98 | 664 | -29.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #23 | 1666 | -0.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #153 | 1584 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #15 | 1712 | -13.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #161 | 1180 | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #62 | 2414 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #234 | 1048 | -5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #26 | 2396 | +8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #1639 | 1605 | -4.6 |
Worst Elo result: 3eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open B -1900 Elo (-29.4 Elo, finished #98).
Rankings
/
France
#10,665
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#95,083
in continent
World
#140,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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