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Goetz, Lucien
🇫🇷FIDE 20663552· Male· France· Born in 1946
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Lucien Goetz, a 80-year-old French player, is rated 1543. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2022–2023). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi interne ASPTT Metz 2025-26 r6, Team 2026 - EST Janvier, and Team 2026 - EST Octobre. His peak of 1733 was reached at age 66 (Jan 2012).
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd1631·Blz—
All-time high
1733
−190 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 66
Jan 2012 · age 66
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+284 Elo)
1295 → 1579
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 78
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 78
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1307 → returned at 1304
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1319 → returned at 1307
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 72
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1581 → 1543
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
0.5/ 95.6%
3W1D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #28 | 690 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #22 | 617 | -13.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #377 | 708 | -12.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #132 | 1561 | -0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMathias Pavade
🇫🇷FRA·1574
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsDenis Zimmermann
🇫🇷FRA·1688
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsMarco Christiany
🇫🇷FRA·1513
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarc Zimmer
🇫🇷FRA·1654
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsPhilippe Nolot
🇫🇷FRA·1766
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2017
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Rankings
/
France
#13,323
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#109,491
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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