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Viel, Simon
FM🇫🇷FIDE 26080117· Male· France· Born in 2001
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Simon Viel, a 25-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2246 and sitting in the top 2% of French players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9 and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 32e Finale. His peak of 2394 was reached at age 23 (Sep 2024, French #80 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #10, #5, #4, #10 and #24 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2246
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2177
All-time high
2394
−148 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 23
Sep 2024 · age 23
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#274 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
22 entries2025
500 career games
at age 24
Nov 2025
2024
Peak French rank: #80
at age 23 · rated 2394
Sep 2024
All-time peak 2394
at age 23 · −148 from today
Sep 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Sep 2023
2021
10th French U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2237
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2223 → returned at 2215
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
2279 → 2246
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
2W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #258 | 2054 | -10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #149 | 2221 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #227 | 1407 | -11.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #155 | 2208 | -3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #241 | 2138 | -3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #49 | 2293 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIevgenii FedoryshynFM
🇫🇷FRA·2195
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2024
View head-to-head →
vsClement Lemiere
🇫🇷FRA·1971
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2017
View head-to-head →
vsMael Beneteaudesmoulieres
🇫🇷FRA·1844
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2017
View head-to-head →
vsFlorian Seignat
🇫🇷FRA·2065
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2016
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
France
#274
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#4,098
in continent
World
#6,006
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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