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Ganier, Philippe
🇫🇷FIDE 26079941· Male· France· Born in 1963
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Philippe Ganier, a 63-year-old French player, is rated 1702. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Sep 2014 and Jan 2016. Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7 and Team 2026 - 60mn Mars. Also played 1 rapid (including Tournoi d'echecs en parties rapides de la Penne-sur-Huveaune 2025) and 5 blitz events (including 1er Tournoi Blitz Pizza de Sanary 2025-2026) recently. His peak of 1754 was reached at age 63 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1702
Standard
Rpd1686·Blz1597
All-time high
1754
−52 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 63
Feb 2026 · age 63
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#109,261
#109,261 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1754
at age 63 · −52 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1521 → 1733
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 58
Nov 2021
2018
Re-crossed 1600
at age 55
Apr 2018
2014
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1535 → returned at 1543
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1740 → 1702
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
2W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #2847 | 948 | -19.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #2084 | 917 | -21.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #2534 | 914 | -11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1075 | 2551 | +10.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1322 | 1812 | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #677 | 2494 | +9.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1731 | 1068 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichel Weber
🇫🇷FRA·1648
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsClaudine Brongers
🇫🇷FRA·1416
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMohamed Bibah
🇫🇷FRA
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHenk Brongers
🇫🇷FRA·1999
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEmma Suroy
🇫🇷FRA·1581
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#7,682
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#76,742
in continent
World
#109,258
out of 400,000+
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