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PJ
Picavet, Jean-Francois
🇫🇷FIDE 20664397· Male· France· Born in 1986
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Jean-Francois Picavet, a 40-year-old French player, is rated 1719 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi -1800 CDJE 62 Fevrier 2026, Team 2026 - 60mn Janvier, and 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi C. Also played 1 blitz event (including 3eme Festival Manoir Hotel Touquet Golf Resort - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2012–2016) and 68 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1719
Standard
Rpd1695·Blz1741
All-time high
1719
at best
Jun 2026 · age 40
Jun 2026 · age 40
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#103,146
#103,146 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1719
at age 40
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 38
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 38
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 1483 → returned at 1704
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 32
Apr 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1500 → 1563
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+29
1690 → 1719
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
12.5/ 1773.5%
11W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2268 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2334 | +11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #206 | 2363 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 1673 | -6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #128 | 2245 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #255 | 1810 | +10.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
France
#7,151
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#72,945
in continent
World
#103,144
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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