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Bonfils, Liam
🇩🇪FIDE 286354· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Liam Bonfils, a 16-year-old German player, is rated 1943 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +204 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and 1er Tournoi long Ecole de Nancy 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including PSB-Schnellschach-Grand-Prix 2025-2026 Neustadt) and 1 blitz events (including Tournoi de Blitz Pizza de Hyeres du 17 octobre 2025) recently.
Competes for Germany since Feb 2026. At junior level, he reached #94 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1943
Standard
Rpd1818·Blz1733
All-time high
1943
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,106
#38,106 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
94th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1943
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1739 → 1943
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1943
at age 16
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 16
May 2026
Switched federation: BEL → GER
at age 16
Feb 2026
2024
First FIDE rating
1552 · at age 14
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+204
1739 → 1943
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
14/ 2263.6%
10W8D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #58 | 2049 | +60.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #172 | 2013 | +125.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1801 | +18.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,317
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#28,164
in continent
World
#38,105
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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