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Combaz, Jean Michel
🇫🇷FIDE 20678827· Male· France· Born in 1961
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Jean Michel Combaz, a 65-year-old French player, is rated 1734. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 6 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1er Open de Paques d'Annecy, Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, and Championnat de Savoie 2025 r7-9. He took a 16-month break between Aug 2018 and Jan 2020. His peak of 1809 was reached at age 50 (Nov 2011).
Current rating
1734
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz1830
All-time high
1809
−75 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 50
Nov 2011 · age 50
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#98,091
#98,091 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1608 → 1793
Jun 2024
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1719 → returned at 1734
Aug 2018
2015
100 career games
at age 54
Jan 2015
2011
All-time peak 1809
at age 50 · −75 from today
Nov 2011
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1738 → 1734
Tournaments
7
28 games
Score
17/ 2860.7%
15W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #21 | 1868 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #514 | 1895 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 1729 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1943 | +9.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/1 | #1472 | 2435 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2341 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #14 | 1764 | +7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSandrine Frion
🇫🇷FRA·1690
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met May 2024
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vsDaniel Ligneaut
🇫🇷FRA·1566
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsRomain Billotti
🇫🇷FRA·1881
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsMichel Drillat
🇫🇷FRA·1776
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsDaniel Jarrand
🇫🇷FRA·1640
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2017
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Rankings
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France
#6,692
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#69,679
in continent
World
#98,089
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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