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BC
Balsamo, Christophe
🇫🇷FIDE 26006596· Male· France· Born in 1976
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Christophe Balsamo, a 50-year-old French player, is rated 1735 — just 26 short of his peak of 1761 (May 2024, age 48). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 18 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Tournoi interne Echiquier Nanceien 2025-26 r3-5, and 22e Open de Vandoeuvre 2025 - Tournoi B (1600 a 2050). Also played 1 rapid event (including Rapide du 24e Festival international d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jul 2016 and Jan 2018.
Current rating
1735
Standard
Rpd1762·Blz1750
All-time high
1761
−26 pts below
May 2024 · age 48
May 2024 · age 48
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,742
#97,742 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1594 → 1742
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1761
at age 48 · −26 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 48
Mar 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 44
Mar 2020
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1658 → returned at 1631
Jul 2016
2011
Re-crossed 1600
at age 35
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1726 → 1735
Tournaments
9
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
12W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1873 | 2417 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 1913 | +11.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #430 | 2332 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1416 | 1775 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #73 | 1624 | -28.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2590 | +1.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #399 | 2375 | +5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/2 | #688 | 2391 | +2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #237 | 2307 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGerard Martin-Kellie
🇫🇷FRA·1497
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsPablo Andres-Domenech
🇫🇷FRA·1890
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsDenis Steininger
🇫🇷FRA·1958
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsDaniel Rittie
🇫🇷FRA·1902
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsStephane TrassaertCM
🇫🇷FRA·2098
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
France
#6,659
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#69,459
in continent
World
#97,740
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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