Decuigniere, Tom

Tom Decuigniere, a 22-year-old French International Master, is rated 2417 — just 6 short of his peak of 2423 (Feb 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 187 rated games in the past year (≈80/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo), Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 18 rapid (including Rapide du 24e Festival international d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) and 6 blitz events (including Blitz par equipe du 24e Festival d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) recently. He reached French #50 in Feb 2026.

Awarded IM in 2023 (age 19) and FM in 2022 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #72 in U20, World #72 in U18 and #5, #3, #4 and #5 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.