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Sainson, Michael
🇫🇷FIDE 26072670· Male· France· Born in 1982
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Michael Sainson, a 44-year-old French player, is rated 1659 — just 18 short of his peak of 1677 (Sep 2025, age 43). He has fluctuated between 1629 and 1677 over the past 2 years. 47 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700). Also played 26 rapid (including 16e Festival de la Tour Blanche) and 10 blitz events (including 30eme echecs et malt) recently.
Current rating
1659
Standard
Rpd1647·Blz1587
All-time high
1677
−18 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 43
Sep 2025 · age 43
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#124,432
#124,432 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1677
at age 43 · −18 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1463 → 1668
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 41
Mar 2023
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1667 → 1659
Tournaments
11
51 games
Score
29/ 5156.9%
28W4D19L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsJean-louis Heckly1,625·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700)·R7·+9.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMargaux De Nave1,455·21eme Festival International de Dieppe B - Les Vikings (-1700 Elo)·R8·-14.8
3.[L]vsAurora Lopez-Rodriguez1,459·21eme Festival International de Dieppe B - Les Vikings (-1700 Elo)·R1·-14.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #39 | 1849 | +0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #1377 | 1682 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 1691 | +16.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #240 | 2415 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #18 | 1653 | +1.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
France
#9,044
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#85,820
in continent
World
#124,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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