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Michel, Sosthene
🇫🇷FIDE 20677820· Male· France· Born in 1964
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Sosthene Michel, a 62-year-old French player, is rated 1462. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - PDL Avril, Open Retif 2025-26 (Championnat de la Loire Atlantique) r5, and Open Retif (championnat de la Loire Atlantique) Octobre 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2eme rapide interne 2026 Chateaubriant -2400) recently. His peak of 1534 was reached at age 50 (Jun 2014).
Current rating
1462
Standard
Rpd1474·Blz—
All-time high
1534
−72 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 50
Jun 2014 · age 50
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#199,869
#199,869 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
100 career games
at age 61
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 61
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1166 → 1506
Jan 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 61
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 60
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 60
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1488 → 1462
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
1/ 714.3%
0W2D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #229 | 769 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 1463 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #74 | 842 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #91 | 1605 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #56 | 784 | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#16,052
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#122,864
in continent
World
#199,740
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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