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Seite, Yamina
🇫🇷FIDE 20698550· Female· France· Born in 2000
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Yamina Seite, a 26-year-old French player, is rated 1989 and sitting in the top 5% of French women. She is rising rapidly, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open B (-2000 Elo), Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande. Also played 3 rapid (including Rapide de la Metropole de Lyon 2025 Open A p1500 Elo) and 2 blitz events (including 10eme Blitz FIDE de l'ECCM) recently. Her peak of 2036 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2017).
At junior level, she reached #75, #38, #76, #83 and #63 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1989
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz1876
All-time high
2036
−47 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 17
Sep 2017 · age 17
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#64 · French women · of 1,341
Career timeline
19 entries2025
500 career games
at age 25
Feb 2025
2024
7-month rising streak
+66 Elo
May 2024
2020
75th French U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1870
Oct 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1870 → returned at 1869
Mar 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
2017
38th French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2036
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+106
1883 → 1989
Tournaments
12
48 games
Score
32.5/ 4867.7%
30W5D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNicolas Noel1,818·11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open B (-2000 Elo)·R3·-14.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #60 | 1869 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2087 | +21.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #28 | 2709 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #66 | 1978 | +12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #994 | 1142 | -10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #264 | 1837 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #22 | 2019 | +13.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #133 | 2713 | +20.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #314 | 2755 | +12.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2140 | +44.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlison Le Bihan
🇫🇷FRA·1827
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsYves Mocquard
🇫🇷FRA·1864
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsJohanna Pascale Deniau
🇫🇷FRA·2019
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsBrendan-Budok Durand-Le Ludec
🇫🇷FRA·2251
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsRemi Picard
🇫🇷FRA·2000
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#1,637
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#21,649
in continent
World
#29,284
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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