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Gachon, Valentin
🇫🇷FIDE 26091747· Male· France· Born in 2002
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Valentin Gachon, a 24-year-old French player, is rated 1837 — just 15 short of his peak of 1852 (Mar 2024, age 22). He is currently in the 1800–1850 range. 20 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5, Championnat de France 2025 - Open C, and 21e open de Villard de Lans - trophee Cristina Foisor. He took a 15-month break between Aug 2022 and Dec 2023.
At junior level, he reached #56 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1837
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz1789
All-time high
1852
−15 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 22
Mar 2024 · age 22
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,163
#65,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1852
at age 22 · −15 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1752 → returned at 1754
Aug 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Dec 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1841 → 1837
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
10/ 2050.0%
9W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #2146 | 1440 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1895 | 946 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 1937 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #92 | 1787 | -15.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#4,075
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#47,565
in continent
World
#65,162
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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