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Sotiaux, Daniel
🇫🇷FIDE 26077884· Male· France· Born in 1965
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Daniel Sotiaux, a 61-year-old French player, is rated 1915 — just 13 short of his peak of 1928 (Apr 2024, age 59). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 44-month break between Apr 2020 and Jan 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - ARA Avril, Team 2026 - ARA Mars, and Team 2026 - ARA Janvier.
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1914
All-time high
1928
−13 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 59
Apr 2024 · age 59
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44,552
#44,552 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2024
All-time peak 1928
at age 59 · −13 from today
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1872 → returned at 1877
Apr 2020
2014
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1773 → 1872
Mar 2014
100 career games
at age 49
Feb 2014
2013
Crossed 1800
at age 48
May 2013
2012
First FIDE rating
1790 · at age 47
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1920 → 1915
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W3D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #101 | 2402 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #181 | 1771 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #153 | 1879 | -1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #169 | 1808 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#2,624
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#32,841
in continent
World
#44,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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