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Merchi, Lyes
🇫🇷FIDE 26064189· Male· France· Born in 1995
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Lyes Merchi, a 31-year-old French player, is rated 1494. He has slipped back 174 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande and 17eme Open d'echecs de Rouen -1700. Also played 2 rapid events (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 131 months (2013–2024) and 21 months (2024–2026). His peak of 1668 was reached at age 29 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1494
Standard
Rpd1480·Blz—
All-time high
1668
−174 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 29
Mar 2024 · age 29
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#186,971
#186,971 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+222 Elo)
1446 → 1668
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1668
at age 29 · −174 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1668 → returned at 1553
Mar 2024
2013
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-174
1668 → 1494
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
5.5/ 1830.6%
6W1D11L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/8 | #486 | 1516 | -58.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #61 | 1578 | -116.4 |
Rankings
/
France
#14,917
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#117,439
in continent
World
#186,899
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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