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Defauchy, Claude
🇫🇷FIDE 26096358· Male· France· Born in 1951
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Claude Defauchy, a 75-year-old French player, is rated 1431. He has slipped back 133 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi C (en dessous de 1600), Team 2026 - EST Decembre, and 4eme Open Altorf - Obernai - Tournoi A. Also played 2 rapid (including 10e Festival de Noel de Mundolsheim - Rapide Individuel) and 1 blitz events (including 10e Festival de Noel de Mundolsheim - Blitz Individuel) recently. He took a 32-month break between Apr 2020 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1564 was reached at age 74 (May 2025).
Current rating
1431
Standard
Rpd1448·Blz1404
All-time high
1564
−133 pts below
May 2025 · age 74
May 2025 · age 74
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#208,760
#208,760 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1564
at age 74 · −133 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+533 Elo)
1030 → 1563
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 73
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 73
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1039 → returned at 1052
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-122
1553 → 1431
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
10.5/ 2738.9%
10W1D16L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMarie-france Poirel1,449·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi C (moins de 1700)·R3·+17.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMireille Hinzelin1,435·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi C (moins de 1700)·R4·-23.4
2.[L]vsThomas Hartmann1,456·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi C (moins de 1700)·R5·-22.2
3.[L]vsLeon Corveler1,457·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi C (moins de 1700)·R6·-22.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/3 | #52 | 2312 | -7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #343 | 989 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #114 | 2490 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #90 | 1548 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #76 | 1449 | -62.4 |
Worst Elo result: 27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi C (moins de 1700) (-62.4 Elo, finished #76).
Rankings
/
France
#16,787
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#125,941
in continent
World
#208,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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