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Barbe, Victor
🇫🇷FIDE 26039982· Male· France· Born in 1936
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Victor Barbe, a 90-year-old French player, is rated 1405. He has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 22 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - NAQ Decembre, 1er Open FIDE de Fontenay le Comte, and Championnat de France 2025 - Open E. Also played 5 rapid events (including 4eme Rapide de La rochelle) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2024 and Sep 2025. His peak of 1440 was reached at age 88 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1405
Standard
Rpd1452·Blz—
All-time high
1440
−35 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 88
Mar 2024 · age 88
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#215,464
#215,464 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1410 → returned at 1439
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+337 Elo)
1103 → 1440
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 88
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 88
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1440
at age 88 · −35 from today
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 83
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
5/ 1729.4%
5W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #281 | 825 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #80 | 1513 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #125 | 1347 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#17,272
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#128,170
in continent
World
#214,940
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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