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Mbotta Elimbi, William
🇫🇷FIDE 26033585· Male· France· Born in 1988
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William Mbotta Elimbi, a 38-year-old French player, is rated 1919. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat individuel Ligue Ile-de-France -2200 2025-2026, 14th Chess Open Juvisy -2200 elo Memorial Arnaud Courrier, and Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9. He had 2 career breaks: 91 months (2016–2024) and 23 months (2024–2026). His peak of 1990 was reached at age 28 (Apr 2016).
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd1959·Blz1995
All-time high
1990
−71 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 28
Apr 2016 · age 28
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,508
#43,508 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1959
Jan 2024
2016
Inactive for 91 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1926
May 2016
All-time peak 1990
at age 28 · −71 from today
Apr 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 27
Mar 2015
2014
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1759 → 1871
Nov 2014
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
1956 → 1919
Tournaments
8
24 games
Score
13/ 2454.2%
11W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | May 2026 | 0/1 | QF | 1180 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #125 | 1828 | -34.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #20 | 2039 | -9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #199 | 2182 | +18.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #648 | 2574 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1328 | 1114 | -11.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #880 | 2712 | +8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1255 | 1319 | -5.6 |
Rankings
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France
#2,589
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#32,102
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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