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Buisson, Lionel
🇫🇷FIDE 26085305· Male· France· Born in 1997
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Lionel Buisson, a 29-year-old French player, is rated 1946. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 11 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 42e Championnat de Martinique Toutes Categories, Championnat de Paris 2025 Open A, and 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre. Also played 1 rapid (including 2eme Open Rapide FIDE de La Tour de pierres) and 2 blitz events (including 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 49 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2119 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2014).
At junior level, he reached #49 and #23 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1946
Standard
Rpd1932·Blz1897
All-time high
2119
−173 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 17
Sep 2014 · age 17
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,473
#37,473 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2018
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1970 → returned at 1980
Sep 2018
2017
49th French U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2003
Oct 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
Sep 2017
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1988 → returned at 1976
Jul 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2016
2014
23rd French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2119
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
1983 → 1946
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
15.5/ 3051.7%
13W5D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 2014 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #61 | 1914 | -17.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/8 | #168 | 1745 | -39.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1963 | +2.2 |
Worst Elo result: 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre (-39.8 Elo, finished #168).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPascal Verneuil
🇫🇷FRA·2104
+2 −11 =1
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsGilles Suez-Panama
🇫🇷FRA·1964
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsSylvio Prudent
🇫🇷FRA·1877
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMathis Huyghues-Beaufond
🇫🇷FRA·1896
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSamuel Alcindor
🇫🇷FRA·1980
+6 −3 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#2,167
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#27,693
in continent
World
#37,472
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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