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Grezels, Michel
🇫🇷FIDE 26004674· Male· France· Born in 1952
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Michel Grezels, a 74-year-old French player, is rated 1663 — just 7 short of his peak of 1670 (Mar 2024, age 72). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 24-month break between Feb 2024 and Mar 2026. Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and Championnat du Tarn et Garonne 2026 (-2400). Also played 1 rapid event (including 28eme tournoi rapide de Castelsarrasin) recently.
Current rating
1663
Standard
Rpd1581·Blz—
All-time high
1670
−7 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#123,324
#123,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+223 Elo)
1447 → 1670
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1670
at age 72 · −7 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1450 → returned at 1670
Feb 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 67
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1670 → 1663
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
1W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #3196 | 974 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #13 | 2470 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#8,932
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#85,163
in continent
World
#123,318
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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