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Selman, Lionel

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FIDEFIDE 26091470· Male· France· Born in 1974

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Lionel Selman, a 52-year-old French player, is rated 1793 — just 18 short of his peak of 1811 (Feb 2026, age 52). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019) and 18 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7.

Current rating

1793

Standard

Rpd1799·Blz1751

All-time high

1811

−18 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 52

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#78,538

#78,538 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
All-time peak 1811
at age 52 · −18 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1634 → 1789
Feb 2025
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1650 → returned at 1642
May 2022
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1652 → returned at 1662
Apr 2018
2015
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
Feb 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Yann Perrin 1,929
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2 · Nov 2025 · +13.5 Elo
Evolution
+6
1787 → 1793
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsYann Perrin1,929·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2·R1·+13.5
2.[W]vsNoel Mantovani1,791·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4·R1·+9.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAlexis Breust1,822·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5·R1·-9.4
2.[L]vsGabriel Morel Carrot1,889·Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7·R1·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20260/1#32001089-7.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20260/1#27411022-9.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20261/1#10582591+9.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2
Team
Nov 20251/1#8712729+13.8

Rankings

/
France
#5,102
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#56,757
in continent
World
#78,538
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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5102🇫🇷Selman, Lionel1,793
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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