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Schmitt, Sylvain
🇫🇷FIDE 26090937· Male· France· Born in 1965
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Sylvain Schmitt, a 61-year-old French player, is rated 1629. He has fluctuated between 1577 and 1678 over the past 2 years. 80 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - ARA Avril, Team 2026 - ARA Mars, and Team 2026 - 60mn Mars. Also played 3 rapid events (including Open Rapide Tours et Detours 2025) recently. His peak of 1678 was reached at age 60 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1629
Standard
Rpd1731·Blz1672
All-time high
1678
−49 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 60
Jul 2025 · age 60
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#136,039
#136,039 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2026
500 career games
at age 61
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 1678
at age 60 · −49 from today
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 60
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 59
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1480 → 1666
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1678 → 1629
Tournaments
18
82 games
Score
41/ 8250.0%
34W14D34L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsDarius Soltani1,530·3eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open B -1900 Elo·R5·-12.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #51 | 1592 | -6.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #121 | 2522 | +12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #53 | 2383 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1587 | 2587 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #101 | 1695 | -21.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/7 | #8 | 1506 | -31.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 1930 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #299 | 939 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #43 | 2150 | +6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #243 | 995 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElian Gibaud
🇫🇷FRA·2198
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsRaphael Lalitte
🇫🇷FRA·2027
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsStephane Conrath
🇫🇷FRA·1708
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsPierre Ragot
🇫🇷FRA·1748
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsSuvuthy Chheav
🇫🇷FRA·1629
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2019
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Rankings
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France
#10,171
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#92,358
in continent
World
#136,031
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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