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KD
Kurtz, Denis
🇫🇷FIDE 26031140· Male· France· Born in 1960
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Denis Kurtz, a 66-year-old French player, is rated 1750. He has fluctuated between 1741 and 1791 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier. Also played 1 rapid (including 36e Open Rapide de Franconville (-2400)) and 1 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 1828 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd1799·Blz1735
All-time high
1828
−78 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64
Mar 2024 · age 64
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,524
#92,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
100 career games
at age 65
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1711 → 1828
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1828
at age 64 · −78 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1776 → returned at 1773
Nov 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1756 → 1750
Tournaments
8
25 games
Score
11.5/ 2546.0%
6W11D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTheo Ambrosino1,914·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R1·+13.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMartin Osinski1,881·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Cavalier·R6·-7.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #3381 | 1137 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #295 | 1703 | -18.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1302 | 1737 | -1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1394 | 1787 | +0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #376 | 2519 | +8.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1415 | 1770 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #127 | 1821 | +15.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1625 | 1773 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
France
#6,233
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#66,081
in continent
World
#92,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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