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MJ
Montay, Jean-Paul
🇫🇷FIDE 26092212· Male· France· Born in 1952
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Jean-Paul Montay, a 74-year-old French player, is rated 1457. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Interne 1hKO La Dame Noire 2026 r10, Championnat des Hauts-de-Seine 2026 des plus50 ans Part II, and 12eme Open FIDE de Fontenay le Fleury (-2400). His peak of 1558 was reached at age 72 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1457
Standard
Rpd1585·Blz—
All-time high
1558
−101 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 72
Apr 2024 · age 72
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#201,582
#201,582 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1313 → 1556
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1558
at age 72 · −101 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
7-month rising streak
+114 Elo
Apr 2023
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1297 → returned at 1308
Dec 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-93
1550 → 1457
Tournaments
16
49 games
Score
12/ 4924.5%
11W11D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #20 | 810 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #18 | 878 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #20 | 1521 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #65 | 1587 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1644 | +8.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #799 | 827 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #39 | 1443 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1247 | 795 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #14 | 1541 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/3 | #50 | 1413 | -6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPierre Tanchoux
🇫🇷FRA·1444
+3 −5 =6
14 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsSylvain Rivier
🇫🇷FRA·1567
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsGerard Durez
🇫🇷FRA·1604
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDuc Hai Dang
🇫🇷FRA·1469
+5 −5 =0
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsRoger Bouloc
🇫🇷FRA·1458
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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France
#16,208
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#123,559
in continent
World
#201,439
out of 400,000+
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