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Roche, Philippe
🇫🇷FIDE 26063247· Male· France· Born in 1961
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Philippe Roche, a 65-year-old French player, is rated 1781 — just 16 short of his peak of 1797 (May 2012, age 51). He is rising rapidly, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Accession, and Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre. Also played 12 rapid events (including RAPIDASPOM 18-10-2025) recently.
Current rating
1781
Standard
Rpd1688·Blz—
All-time high
1797
−16 pts below
May 2012 · age 51
May 2012 · age 51
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#82,325
#82,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+298 Elo)
1406 → 1704
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
2021
500 career games
at age 60
Aug 2021
2015
100 career games
at age 54
Jun 2015
2012
All-time peak 1797
at age 51 · −16 from today
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+128
1653 → 1781
Tournaments
13
66 games
Score
38/ 6657.6%
26W24D16L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJean Philippe Wagschal1,772·27eme Open International des Vins du Medoc a Hourtin (33)·R5·+12.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #28 | 2093 | +18.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #29 | 2675 | +26.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #2118 | 1866 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #47 | 1758 | +12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #775 | 2439 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1306 | 1810 | +2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1199 | 1671 | -1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #2249 | 943 | -8.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #168 | 1888 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #152 | 1735 | +9.6 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsDidier Cazeaux
🇫🇷FRA·1914
+22 −53 =8
83 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPatrick Perez
🇫🇷FRA·1711
+39 −23 =8
70 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMihai Garrido
🇫🇷FRA·2157
+8 −57 =1
66 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLuis Rodriguez
🇫🇷FRA·1760
+16 −33 =2
51 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAbdel Kanouni
🇫🇷FRA·1661
+40 −8 =2
50 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#5,435
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#59,322
in continent
World
#82,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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