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Germain, Denis
🇫🇷FIDE 20661517· Male· France· Born in 1963
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Denis Germain, a 63-year-old French player, is rated 1744. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and 22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi B (1600 a 1999 Elo). Also played 2 rapid (including Grand Prix PACA Rapide 2025 par equipes de 4) and 3 blitz events (including 5eme Tournoi Blitz Pizza de Sanary 2024-25) recently. He took a 79-month break between Apr 2016 and Dec 2022. His peak of 1815 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd1751·Blz1691
All-time high
1815
−71 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61
Mar 2024 · age 61
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#94,634
#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
100 career games
at age 62
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1708 → 1813
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1815
at age 61 · −71 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Feb 2024
2016
Inactive for 79 months
paused at 1764 → returned at 1751
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
1778 → 1744
Tournaments
10
29 games
Score
13/ 2944.8%
9W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #3284 | 1161 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #813 | 2740 | +15.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #875 | 2510 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #2182 | 1085 | -5.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #2417 | 1065 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1271 | 1762 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #125 | 1711 | -4.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #2894 | 1404 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #57 | 1725 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #111 | 1664 | -23.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#6,408
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#67,486
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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