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Pillard, Valentin
FM🇫🇷FIDE 20666764· Male· France· Born in 1999
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Valentin Pillard, a 27-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2335 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi interne Saint-Max 2025-2026 r7, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. Also played 5 rapid (including 10eme rapide de la Metropole du Grand Nancy) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz mars 2026 de Vandoeuvre-Echecs) recently. He took a 15-month break between May 2014 and Sep 2015.
Earned a IM norm at grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. At junior level, he reached #24, #49, #78, #32 and #23 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2335
Standard
Rpd2296·Blz2250
All-time high
2335
at best
Jun 2026 · age 27
Jun 2026 · age 27
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#120 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
19 entries2026
47th French 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2333
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 27
May 2026
All-time peak 2333
at age 27
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Feb 2024
500 career games
at age 25
Feb 2024
2023
6-month rising streak
+71 Elo
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+61
2274 → 2335
Tournaments
22
61 games
Score
45/ 6173.8%
38W14D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2258 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2211 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #69 | 2493 | +53.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #1790 | 2549 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2252 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2279 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2219 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #394 | 2687 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #705 | 2738 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2630 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThibaud Paternoster
🇫🇷FRA·2066
+13 −11 =4
28 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTom DecuigniereIM
🇫🇷FRA·2417
+6 −12 =10
28 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLeopold Adrian
🇫🇷FRA·2263
+16 −9 =2
27 games·last met May 2026
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vsDenis Steininger
🇫🇷FRA·1958
+14 −5 =2
21 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJan ZienkiewiczFM
🇫🇷FRA·2327
+13 −7 =0
20 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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France
#120
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#1,994
in continent
World
#3,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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