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Zimmer, Julien
🇫🇷FIDE 26010011· Male· France· Born in 1980
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Julien Zimmer, a 46-year-old French player, is rated 1474. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026, XIX Trophee International de Lyon 2025 open B (elo -1900), and Tournoi du LOE 26 decembre 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Trophee rapide Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes du samedi 20 decembre 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Championnat de France 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2014–2016), 55 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1530 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1474
Standard
Rpd1541·Blz1506
All-time high
1530
−56 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44
Mar 2024 · age 44
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#194,334
#194,334 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+314 Elo)
1216 → 1530
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 44
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1530
at age 44 · −56 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1530 → returned at 1503
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1298 → returned at 1296
May 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-56
1530 → 1474
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
10.5/ 3926.9%
12W1D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #165 | 1416 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/4 | #67 | 798 | -30.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #25 | 1603 | -6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #18 | 2264 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #94 | 1498 | -27.0 |
Worst Elo result: XIX Trophee International de Lyon 2025 open B (elo -1900) (-30.2 Elo, finished #67).
Rankings
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France
#15,556
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#120,450
in continent
World
#194,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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