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Thirion, Jean-Francois

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FIDEFIDE 221325· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964

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Jean-Francois Thirion, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1712. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 1 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz des Rois 2026) recently. He took a 40-month break between Jul 2013 and Dec 2016. His peak of 1800 was reached at age 60 (May 2024).

Current rating

1712

Standard

Rpd1809·Blz1771

All-time high

1800

−88 pts below
May 2024 · age 60

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#105,368

#105,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+176 Elo)
1624 → 1800
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 60
May 2024
All-time peak 1800
at age 60 · −88 from today
May 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 57
Sep 2021
2013
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1766 → returned at 1771
Jul 2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 49
Jul 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michel Vandecan 1,872
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4 · Nov 2025 · +3.8 Elo
Best comeback
Coupe du Bourgmestre 2026 Ronde 9
finished #2 (seeded #11 of 50)
Evolution
-46
1758 → 1712
Tournaments
26
29 games
Score
10/ 2934.5%
10W6D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 19
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#6331848+3.6
Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#1561115-4.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#4382280+3.8
Coupe du Bourgmestre 2026 Ronde 9
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/1#22351+5.2
Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#1731258-2.6
Worst Elo result: Coupe du Bourgmestre 2026 Ronde 8 (-15.2 Elo, finished #14).

Rankings

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Belgium
#1,693
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#74,299
in continent
World
#105,366
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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8
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1693🇧🇪Thirion, Jean-Francois1,712
Europe
1
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8
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74299🇧🇪Thirion, Jean-Francois1,712
World
1
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2
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