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Sauze, Richard
🇫🇷FIDE 26046148· Male· France· Born in 1967
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Richard Sauze, a 59-year-old French player, is rated 1415. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include championnat du Var des veterans et seniors plus 2026, Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, and Team 2026 - PAC Fevrier. Also played 9 rapid events (including Grand Prix PACA Rapide 2025 par equipes de 4) recently. He took a 28-month break between Aug 2019 and Jan 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1497 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1415
Standard
Rpd1466·Blz1497
All-time high
1497
−82 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#214,386
#214,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+375 Elo)
1122 → 1497
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 57
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1497
at age 57 · −82 from today
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 55
Aug 2022
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1180 → returned at 1173
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1446 → 1415
Tournaments
7
36 games
Score
12/ 3633.3%
11W4D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #38 | 1688 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #20 | 1486 | -16.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #1439 | 1359 | -3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #50 | 2265 | +11.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #10 | 1709 | -21.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #539 | 2456 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/5 | #30 | 1470 | -7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeo-Thierry Candela
🇫🇷FRA·1705
+0 −14 =0
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsFrederic Pascal
🇫🇷FRA·1621
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHerve Rancien
🇫🇷FRA·1670
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsBernard Auque
🇫🇷FRA·1685
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsStephane Benaissa
🇫🇷FRA·1570
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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France
#17,235
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#128,186
in continent
World
#213,917
out of 400,000+
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