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Thirion, Jean-Francois
🇧🇪FIDE 221325· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964
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Jean-Francois Thirion, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1720. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open Seredinsky 2026 Ronde 4, Open Seredinsky 2026 Ronde 3, and Open Seredinsky 2026 Ronde 2. 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
1720
Standard
Rpd1823·Blz1771
All-time high
1800
−80 pts below
May 2024 · age 60
May 2024 · age 60
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+176 Elo)
1624 → 1800
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 60
May 2024
All-time peak 1800
at age 60 · −80 from today
May 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 57
Sep 2021
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 49
Jul 2013
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1766 → returned at 1771
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
1757 → 1720
Tournaments
25
28 games
Score
10/ 2835.7%
10W6D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2538 | +10.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 1068 | -5.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1825 | +3.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #633 | 1848 | +3.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #156 | 1115 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #438 | 2280 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2351 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #173 | 1258 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 733 | -15.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #185 | 2220 | +2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarcel Thirion
🇧🇪BEL·2094
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsSerge Herzet
🇧🇪BEL·1887
+0 −4 =4
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsBenjamin Coenen
🇧🇪BEL·1914
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAlexandre Cypers
🇧🇪BEL·1824
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsGeorges Marechal
🇧🇪BEL·1745
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,655
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#72,715
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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