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Paternoster, Thibaud
🇫🇷FIDE 20697511· Male· France· Born in 1999
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Thibaud Paternoster, a 27-year-old French player, is rated 2066 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: 23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. Also played 8 rapid (including Rapide du 24e Festival international d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz par equipe du 24e Festival d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2014–2017) and 31 months (2023–2026).
At junior level, he reached #45, #48, #26 and #24 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2066
Standard
Rpd2100·Blz2179
All-time high
2066
at best
Jun 2026 · age 27
Jun 2026 · age 27
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,881 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
All-time peak 2066
at age 27
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2009 → returned at 2011
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
Nov 2022
8-month rising streak
+33 Elo
Jun 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
Dec 2021
2019
45th French U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2002
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
1er Tournoi homologue Elo FIDE classique au cafe L'echiquier Nancy (-2400)perf 2139 (+73) · 5/7 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+57
2009 → 2066
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
19.5/ 2675.0%
17W5D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSebastien PucherFM2,185·1er Tournoi homologue Elo FIDE classique au cafe L'echiquier Nancy (-2400)·R3·+13.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChristian Derieux2,052·1er Tournoi homologue Elo FIDE classique au cafe L'echiquier Nancy (-2400)·R5·-10.4
3.[L]vsHan Nam PhamCM2,127·23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A·R5·-7.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2084 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2139 | +26.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #15 | 1999 | -2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #108 | 2493 | +5.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #572 | 2567 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1087 | 2570 | +4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #943 | 2466 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsValentin PillardFM
🇫🇷FRA·2335
+11 −13 =4
28 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLeopold Adrian
🇫🇷FRA·2263
+7 −9 =4
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan ZienkiewiczFM
🇫🇷FRA·2327
+3 −13 =1
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsGael Juchat
🇫🇷FRA·1786
+10 −1 =5
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTom DecuigniereIM
🇫🇷FRA·2417
+2 −11 =1
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#994
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#13,821
in continent
World
#18,881
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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