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Metayer, Michel
🇫🇷FIDE 26039311· Male· France· Born in 1950
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Michel Metayer, a 76-year-old French player, is rated 1514. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - NAQ Avril, Team 2026 - NAQ Fevrier, and Team 2026 - NAQ Janvier. Also played 4 rapid events (including 1er Rapide d'Echecs de Panazol) recently. His peak of 1603 was reached at age 74 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1514
Standard
Rpd1568·Blz1581
All-time high
1603
−89 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 74
Mar 2024 · age 74
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#180,247
#180,247 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+266 Elo)
1337 → 1603
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 74
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 74
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1603
at age 74 · −89 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1348 → returned at 1339
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-62
1576 → 1514
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
1.5/ 1410.7%
2W1D11L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #253 | 776 | -8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #180 | 1214 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #217 | 1168 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1438 | 787 | -8.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/1 | #1066 | 2595 | -3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #886 | 985 | -4.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/5 | #67 | 905 | -33.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJean-francois Roux
🇫🇷FRA·1635
+4 −8 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsNello Cossutta
🇫🇷FRA·1696
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsJulien Mavoungou
🇫🇷FRA·1787
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsDaniel Steichen
🇫🇷FRA·1704
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsNathan Hemery
🇫🇷FRA
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
/
France
#14,300
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#114,690
in continent
World
#180,205
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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