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Darniere, Simon
🇫🇷FIDE 26065479· Male· France· Born in 2003
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Simon Darniere, a 23-year-old French player, is rated 2059 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1935 and 2115 over the past 2 years. 72 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo), Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and 3eme Open d'hiver de parties lentes du club d'Arpajon. Also played 2 rapid (including 332e Rapide FIDE Interchess) and 1 blitz events (including 11e Marathon de Blitz FIDE Interchess) recently. He took a 59-month break between Jun 2017 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2115 was reached at age 23 (Jan 2026).
Current rating
2059
Standard
Rpd1791·Blz1823
All-time high
2115
−56 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 23
Jan 2026 · age 23
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,702 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 2115
at age 23 · −56 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Dec 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 20
Nov 2023
9-month rising streak
+354 Elo
Jun 2023
Best 12-month gain (+423 Elo)
1236 → 1659
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
2090 → 2059
Tournaments
14
51 games
Score
33.5/ 5165.7%
28W11D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNimay AgrawalCM1,970·11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo)·R2·+7.7
3.[D]vsNiels WillemsFM2,388·11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo)·R1·+7.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #27 | 2098 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #52 | 1968 | -30.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #202 | 2004 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2091 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #15 | 2035 | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #188 | 2629 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #216 | 2656 | +3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #132 | 2112 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #34 | 1901 | -34.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #293 | 2124 | +0.8 |
Worst Elo result: 4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous (-34.4 Elo, finished #34).
Rankings
/
France
#1,032
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#14,440
in continent
World
#19,702
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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