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Le Saux, Philippe
🇫🇷FIDE 26030187· Male· France· Born in 1956
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Philippe Le Saux, a 70-year-old French player, is rated 1683 — just 13 short of his peak of 1696 (Mar 2024, age 68). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 68-month break between Mar 2020 and Dec 2025 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre.
Current rating
1683
Standard
Rpd1691·Blz—
All-time high
1696
−13 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
—
1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#116,085
#116,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1696
at age 68 · −13 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 1494 → returned at 1683
Mar 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1474 → 1511
Jun 2018
Re-crossed 1500
at age 62
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1696 → 1683
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
1W0D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #2111 | 785 | -13.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#8,296
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#80,929
in continent
World
#116,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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