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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 1663 — just 14 short of his peak of 1677 (Sep 2025, age 43). He has fluctuated between 1629 and 1677 over the past 2 years. 63 rated games in the past year (≈37/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
1663
Standard
Rpd1643·Blz1609
All-time high
1677
−14 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 43
Sep 2025 · age 43
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#123,324
#123,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1677
at age 43 · −14 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1676 → 1663
Tournaments
12
61 games
Score
31.5/ 6151.6%
30W5D26L
Top 3 wins
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 | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #187 | 1552 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #181 | 1787 | +25.8 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOlivier Delvert
🇫🇷FRA·1430
+12 −7 =2
21 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsThibault Devane
🇫🇷FRA·1886
+3 −12 =2
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsXavier Rubini
🇫🇷FRA·1660
+6 −6 =4
16 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsRaphael Silva
🇫🇷FRA·1996
+0 −12 =0
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsLuka Thery
🇫🇷FRA·1642
+5 −5 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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France
#8,932
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#85,163
in continent
World
#123,318
out of 400,000+
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